Word: icing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Wings defense gave up another goal in the second period. Mathieu Dandenault made a poor cross-ice pass that Vaclav Prospal intercepted and fed to Alfredsson, whose shot hit the post, then banged off Osgood and into...
Venter wasn't finished, though. Last month it was revealed that the U.S. Department of Energy, whose labs are part of the federal project, was negotiating with Venter to let him do part of the job for it. The cost to the government: zero. That proposal was put on ice by project leaders, supposedly because the DOE had contracted with Venter without checking with other project members, and also out of fear that the release of information to the public might be delayed. Unofficially, it's clear that sour grapes over Venter's latest triumph played a role in their...
...keep his lead by talking tough on peace. But Palestinian violence could turn things around. "Terror attacks work in Bibi's favor," says Beyer. "If the Palestinians want him out, they'll have to do their utmost to prevent new violence." But with the peace process on ice for the next five months, that may be a tall order...
...victory over Michelle Kwan, in which the two athletes skated as if they had, respectively, nothing and everything to lose--the rivalry continues, at least in the endorsement arena. Unfortunately, since Lipinski retired from competitive skating shortly after the Olympics, the pair has yet to meet again on the ice with anything at stake, though they both appeared together this summer on an exhibition tour of 50-plus cities. Still defined by the rivalry, they are friendly, but not genuine friends...
...Tuesday, but the balloon overshot the target and couldn't come down anywhere else in the mountainous region. An appeal by British prime minister Tony Blair finally secured them the right to overfly northern China, the last geopolitical hurdle on their round-the-world flight. But the threat of ice buildup forced ICO Global to use more fuel than anticipated to stay above the Himalayan clouds, and with sluggish winds pushing them along at 50 mph -- less than half the speed needed to reach Europe -- the success of the mission is still an open question...