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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.—Charlie Johnson caught the puck on his stick and paused a moment as skaters swarmed Harvard’s defensive zone. And then, with one mighty heave, the forward launched the puck the length of the Kelley Rink ice and watched it glide into Boston College’s empty net. Eight seconds remained on the clock, and the No. 5 Eagles—who had whittled the Crimson’s 4-0 lead into a mere one-goal advantage—had yanked their goalie for an extra skater nearly two full...
...ECAC) tied the game with six seconds left in regulation and held on for a 2-2 draw with No. 1 St. Lawrence (8-0-1, 1-0-1) in overtime. In a furious 6-on-4 flurry as the clock wound down, Harvard moved the puck nearly the length of the ice, forced a shot on net, and jammed the rebound past Saints goalie Meghan Guckian. With netminder Ali Boe already pulled for an extra skater, and a St. Lawrence defender sent to the penalty box for cross-checking with 32 seconds remaining, the Crimson was presented with...
Roll and Rock Inventor: Yamano Music Availability: Soon, about $160 To Learn More: www.yamano-music.com Traveling musicians, rejoice! With keys just an eighth of an inch thick, the 2-lb., 61-key Hand Roll Piano rolls up like a blanket and spreads out to about 3 ft. in length. Incorporating technology used in remote-control buttons and touch panels, the silicone-rubber keyboard, which has a built-in speaker, can be played for up to 15 hours on four AA batteries. But it's no lightweight. The Hand Roll comes with a set of 128 tones (from acoustic piano to bird...
...without any time to truly process what I had heard, tears welled into my eyes. My mind took off, and was soon tearing through every word I had ever had with my grandfather. I had known he fought on Okinawa, I had even interviewed him about it at some length for a high school history paper, but, polluted by the cynicism that so corrupts our culture, I had never really imagined him capable of anything truly great. Although, in talking to him, bits and pieces of his story suggested that maybe his was not altogether typical, I had shrugged these...
...also spoke at length about several prominent controversies, including the recent rerouting of Israel’s security barrier, the use of torture and other interrogation methods by Israeli authorities, and the detention of foreign nationals...