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...classy, glass-enclosed fireplace. But if décor isn't a draw, the restorative qualities of the Mavida's indoor swimming pool and spa should prove a near irresistible lure to daytrippers and holidaymakers flocking to the area for its year-round skiing. There are two Finnish saunas, a dampfbad (or steam bath) and a whole host of esoteric treatments on offer, including sea-salt peels, lymphatic draining and meditation coaching. There's even a floatarium - a salt-water pool in a private room with ambient melodies piped in. The Von Trapps would never recognize it, but such...
...startled by the role she was cast to play in the between-acts skit of this year’s production of Ghungroo, the hugely popular annual cultural fest put on by the South Asian Association (SAA). Chaterji, whose father is Bengali and mother Finnish American, was slated to play “the white girl” who is rejected by her boyfriend’s traditional Indian family. She turned down the role...
...Still, he signed on. Then he and musical supervisor Christopher Nightingale chose to break with the Broadway songwriting style and go for an ethereal, world-music sound. Two sounds, in fact: one from A.R. Rahman, the best-selling composer of Indian musical films; the other from the Finnish group Vrttin?...
...Depleted by key pre-Olympic injuries, the defensive corps lacked the mobility to fully counter the waves of speedy Russian and Finnish forwards giddily exploiting rinks four meters wider than the NHL's. Highly regarded Calgary rookie Dion Phaneuf was one of the faster defensemen left off Canada's roster. "I suppose we'll get second-guessed on the roster but these young men played their hearts out," Quinn said...
...suffered by Czech goaltender Dominik Hasek in the team's opener against Germany prompted NHL vice president Bill Daly to withhold the league's commitment to the Games beyond the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics. Other top players who are out: Swedish forward Markus Naslund, Czech forward Patrick Elias and Finnish goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff...