Word: icing
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When Minnesota's Senate-recount trial began in January, the state's lone U.S. Senator, Democrat Amy Klobuchar, made a prediction: either Republican incumbent Norm Coleman or Democratic challenger Al Franken would be seated as Minnesota's next Senator by April 11, the day the ice is expected to melt on Lake Minnetonka, a large lake outside the Twin Cities. But after the two campaigns have spent 30 painstaking days in court, Klobuchar is starting to have her doubts. "Pretty soon I'm going to say when the ice melts on the Arctic," she says. (Read "Minnesota, This Is Your...
...from junior forward Doug Rogers whose shot bounced again off of the post. With Brown clearing the puck out of its territory, time expired, ending the game and ultimately Harvard’s season. After a rollercoaster campaign, the Crimson will have to wait to step back on the ice until next year. “Do I think we could have played better? Certainly,” Donato said. “It’s an early ending...
...athletically-inclined, we have a slate of early spring season home games across the river this weekend. Whatever your preference -- ice, hard court, or grass -- Crimson teams will be putting on a display, as men’s and women’s hockey and lacrosse, as well as women’s basketball and men’s volleyball, will all be playing in Cambridge. Find out more after the jump...
...There is a tendency to think that we are a very sophisticated modern society and disasters shouldn't be this inconvenient for those of us not directly impacted. The reality is no nation is that well immune to catastrophic disaster." - When asked about Floridians who complained that ice and water didn't immediately arrive on the scene following Hurricane Wilma, even though Fugate and his staff had successfully cut their response time in half (TIME, September...
...town of Swampscott, MA. In particular, “Ocean at Bay, Swampscott” lovingly describes the poem’s namesake with an eye for detail only poets can manage. Lepson describes the many colors of Swampscott’s water—“blue ice, glint-white, brown”—paying attention to every creature that comes along and enjoys the scene with her: turtles, a Dalmatian, and a pigeon. Lepson boldly declares: “I love this town.”The sea also figures as an object of love...