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...sometimes for a decade or more, before being bottled. Since Estonia regained its independence in 1991, the industry has undergone a revival. There are only a handful of wineries, but they are branching out, experimenting with new blends of berries, and working to develop a range of drier and lighter table wines. The traditional sweet dessert wines remain popular for festive occasions. The Estonians are also trying to export them. I visited the nation's biggest and oldest winery, Põltsamaa Veinikelder, tel: (372) 776 6199; www.poltsamaafelix.ee, about 140 km south of the capital, Tallinn, to do some sampling...
...opposing teams’ top scoring threats.This year, there is no sure thing at the three spot for Sullivan—just a lot of options.One of those options is sophomore Andrew Pusar, who saw only limited action last year. Think Beal, but three inches shorter and fifteen pounds lighter. A forward in a guard’s body, Pusar plays what Sullivan has referred to as “a junkyard-kind of game.” On defense, he is capable of guarding another offense’s playmaker and creating havoc for opposing teams by forcing turnovers...
...plenty of coaches push “the college route,” which took him all the way to Harvard. There are only two skaters shorter than Kevin, who is 5’9, on this year’s Crimson, and just three lighter than his 175 pounds. But in a game that often prizes physicality and brute strength, Du has made a living with his speed, slippery moves, and impressive durability in the face of looming opponents. His offensive numbers have crept steadily upward—from 10 points as a rookie and 20 as a sophomore...
...Schellhorn ’07] in there who had never raced in a smaller boat than an eight before. I had to switch to port, and I was really struggling at first with that. But we got a lot of practice in.”The Crimson, lither and lighter thanmuch of the field, also looked a little bit slower early on. “We didn’t have it together at the beginning [in heats],” two-seat Marc Luff says “But each race we got a little bit faster...
...sources say the probe also involves whether, in exchange for the help from AIPAC, Harman agreed to help try to persuade the Administration to go lighter on the AIPAC officials caught up in the ongoing investigation. If that happened, it might be construed as an illegal quid pro quo, depending on the context of the situation. But the sources caution that there has been no decision to charge anyone and that it is unclear whether Harman and AIPAC acted on the idea...