Word: gideon
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...experiencing severe power rationing. Of course, Science and Technology—or rather, issuing the permits that make Science and Technology permissible, insofar as these materialize at all in Tanzania—needs the comforts only arctic climes can offer. The first words uttered by the relevant bureaucrat, Mama Gideon, order to close the door, lest any well-contained frostiness escape.Waiting is the name of the game in Tanzania. It’s tempting to say this is a petty torture civil servants know they can inflict on you with impunity, except that the waiting game happens in the private...
...NCAA Doubles Championship, but were ousted in the first round. The duo finished the season 10-7, and both received first team All-Ivy League honors. The Crimson also had impressive seasons from sophomore Dan Nguyen, who finished 14-9, and the doubles pair of juniors Scott Denenberg and Gideon Valkin (12-2). “The college experience has opened my eyes to the type of the tennis I can play,” Ermakov said. “It’s been a roller-coaster ride. All of us had our problems adjusting to college tennis...
Harvard’s combo of Ashwin Kumar and Sasha Ermakov took the top match, 8-6. Scott Denenberg and Gideon Valkin immediately followed with an 8-5 victory on Court 2, while the duo of co-captains Brandon Chiu and Caleb Gardner completed the sweep on Court 3 with...
...little bit of a shaky start,” Chiu said. “But things started rolling. Nick and I played some good doubles.” Harvard clinched the doubles point on Court 2, with a win from Scott Denenberg and Gideon Valkin, 8-4, while No. 36 Kumar and Ermakov completed the sweep on Court 1, 8-6. “It’s always crucial [to get the doubles point], because it is tough to win four out of six singles” Kumar said. “We knew Yale?...
...first position, 6-8, while the pair of captain Brandon Chiu and freshman Nick Savage won at the third position, 8-6. The deciding match at No. 2 had the Crimson up 30-love en route to forcing an 8-8 tie, but juniors Scott Denenberg and Gideon Valkin wound up losing that game and the match, 7-9.The players fought back, however, in the singles. Kumar played at the first position and was the first to finish, beating his opponent 6-4, 6-4 with a dominating serve.“I served well, and didn?...