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What do Hillary Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mick Jagger and Otto von Bismarck have in common? They've all dined at Borchardt's, a Berlin classic situated between Gendarmenmarkt and the Brandenburg Gate. Opened in October 1853, the fashionable restaurant was nearly destroyed in World War II, then left to decay during the reign of East Germany's communist government. But under new management, Borchardt's gained a new lease on life after the Wall fell, and it's now a magnet for Berlin's political and social ?lite...
With the Nereus crew taking its semifinal race by a narrow one-quarter length margin, the stage was set for an all Netherlands final. Nereus charged out of the gate, taking the lead by the Barrier point and maintaining it for the duration of the race, as it finished in a time of 6:52—12 seconds faster than it finished in its quarterfinal defeat of Harvard...
...drives three blocks again. He squeezes back through the gate, onto the field where he grew up. He sits under the goalposts. And thinks...
While the contributions made by McLoon during her tenure at Harvard are difficult to replace, her young supporting cast has benefited from a gentle learning curve this season and should be ready to shoot out of the gate...
...team, which included 14 freshmen, picked up right where it left off last year, coming flying out of the gate to notch several impressive victories...