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...seventh-place finisher in the NCAAs last year, was one of two female foilists to qualify for yesterday's individual competition. Katz barely made it into yesterday's bracket, picking up the final qualifying spot in Group A, but went on to take third place overall in the foil...
...Crimson men finished eleventh overall in the 3-weapon competition, including ninth in the foil and epee and eleventh in the saber. None of the men qualified for individual honors, but freshman Derek Lindblom (6-6 Epee B) came close...
...During the early '90s, I went through a period when I was smoking shabu with a group of friends in Tokyo. I inhaled the smoke from smoothed-out tinfoil sheets folded in two, holding a lighter beneath the foil so that the shards of shabu liquefied, turning to a thick, pungent, milky vapor. The smoke tasted like a mixture of turpentine and model glue; to this day I can't smell paint thinner without thinking of smoking speed...
...mother, Yee, slips off her sandals as she steps into the hut, clutching her 14-month-old baby. She sits down next to her son and while the baby scrambles to crawl from her lap, she begins pulling the paper backing from a piece of tinfoil, readying the foil for a smoke. Her hands are a whir of finger-flashing activity?assembling and disassembling a lighter, unclogging the pipe, unwrapping the tablets, straightening the foil, lighting the speed and then taking the hit. She exhales finally, blowing smoke just over her baby's face. Bing asks his mother...
...Parton's typically fine, heart-on-her sleeve vocals put the stamp of character on these timeless tunes, bolstered by frequent pairings with Alison Krauss, who serves as a particularly strong foil. Dolly's commitment to her new direction is further borne out by the seven songs she wrote herself, which may well account for the more personal, introspective quality that distinguishes this CD from its predecessor. "Little Sparrow" explores the darker, more fable-like side of the genre; there are repeated references to infant deaths and faithless lovers, and both the title track and her collaboration with the Irish...