Word: cupping
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...last 2 hours) with carefully selected themes ranging from “Jungle Olympics” to, most recently, “Dinoswhores and Brobots.” Some houses only have enough spirit for intramural competitions (*cough* Winthrop *cough*). Mather, however, focuses its energy on the Louie Cup, a Mather-only contest spanning the year and involving such feats of endurance and displays of talent as competitive coin-flipping, staring contests, paper-airplane making, and “detecting that there is not in fact a Louie Cup event this week.” Finally, because every Mather suite...
...That cup of coffee you picked up before your 9 a.m. class may prevent more than just sleep during lecture. A team of researchers—led by Paul Nghiem ’86 of the University of Washington Department of Dermatology—released a study last week that determined that the topical application of caffeine may prevent the some types of skin cancer. The research—published in the Journal for Investigative Dermatology— provides a biological explanation for recent clinical studies that have shown a negative correlation between caffeine intake and the risk of developing...
...were killed, including six police officers (one of whom is shown above), and six cricket players were injured. The attack, which recalled November's rampage in the Indian city of Mumbai, underscored continuing security problems in Pakistan and threw its status as co-host of the 2011 Cricket World Cup into doubt. Several suspects have been detained...
...late 1980s, many of Thailand's elephants were decommissioned from laboring as timber haulers. So what's a retired pachyderm to do but play a little polo? From March 23 to 29, the Anantara luxury resort in northern Thailand's Golden Triangle will host the annual King's Cup, a matchup in which elephants replace the more traditional horses. Ten teams fielding players from around a dozen countries will be competing trunk to trunk. In case you're wondering, the tournament is sanctioned by the World Elephant Polo Association, which set game regulations in 1982. (Two key rules: elephants...
...hotel guests who want to join the action, the Anantara and the neighboring Four Seasons Tented Camp will field show teams that will play each other without disturbing competitive play. The tournament's proceeds go to charity, and so far the Cup has raised $200,000 for the National Elephant Institute, which ministers to Thailand's 3,000-plus domesticated Elephas maximus. One year's money covered the construction of a custom-made pachyderm ambulance. (See 10 things to do in Hong Kong...