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Both sides had difficulty passing in the neutral zone, and both Cornell and Harvard resorted to a strategy of dump-and-chase, in an effort to gain the upper hand in the offensive zone...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Escapes Lynah, Still Alive in ECAC | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...Raynaud, Einhorn's 86-year-old bridge partner, attended. He can't believe Einhorn did it, but his wife jokes with him; make sure your new partner isn't a murderer, she says. When not in crisis, Flodin, the dutiful Earth Mother, still demonstrates against a proposed nuclear-waste dump site nearby. Mayor Jack Jouaron, 68, loves it when she comes to city hall with her leaflets, flush with political passion. "For an old man like me, it was something to talk to a beautiful blond Swedish girl like her," says Jouaron, who wonders how she can be so serene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Capture of the Unicorn | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

Graves scored his second goal of the period at 14:50 off Gretzky's pass from the corner. With the Rangers on a power play, Graves led Gretzky with a dump pass, then camped in front of Snow and one-timed the return feed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rangers Mess Canucks 8-4; N.J. Backup Blanks Blues | 2/5/1999 | See Source »

PILOT DISCORD ON NO. 111? When Swissair flight 111 crashed off Nova Scotia last fall, many experts were surprised that the pilots turned out to sea to dump fuel--a standard emergency tack but one that may have given the plane's suspected wiring problem enough time to force the craft down. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that a preliminary summary of a cockpit recording showed that co-pilot Stefan Lowe suggested landing immediately but was overruled repeatedly by Captain Urs Zimmermann, who focused on the procedural checklist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Feb. 1, 1999 | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

...things that dump foam or water on you, and they're battery operated. I stole all the batteries and took...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Cross | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

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