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Harvard rowers made an incredible showing yesterday against ergers who came from as far away as New Zealand. The most exciting part of the day, according to Linda Muri, the freshman lightweight men’s coach, was “having three Harvard oarsmen on the stands for the collegiate lightweight championship...
...Senior lightweight rower Dave Stephens had a repeat of his 2003 performance, winning the lightweight collegiate men’s event again, with a time of 6:17.30. Freshman Moritz Hafner was behind him with a time of 6:19.60. Sophomore Marc Luff came in third with a time of 6:21.50, shaving over two seconds off his 2004 performance...
Hunt met Hanfstaengl in 1959 for his 50th reunion. “There was no publicity about him,” Hunt said. “While he was a rather imposing-looking man, he was unable to convince me that he was more than a lightweight.” Hunt maintains that many Harvardians saw Hanfstaengl as a bit of a “buffoon,” a social butterfly who had little tangible influence on Hitler aside from his skills at the keyboard...
...trendiest kitchens. Kyocera of Japan and Boker of Germany make the ghostly white blades with zirconium oxide, which is second in hardness only to diamond. They stay sharp 10 times as long as steel and don't react with food or affect its smell or taste. They are also lightweight, making repetitive chopping less of a strain. The hardness of the blades makes them less flexible, however, so they aren't so hot for cutting that requires maneuverability, such as carving. And there's not yet a reliable method for home sharpening, so the manufacturer might have...
...trendiest kitchens. Kyocera of Japan and Boker of Germany make the ghostly white blades with zirconium oxide, which is second in hardness only to diamond. They stay sharp 10 times as long as steel and don't react with food or affect its smell or taste. They are also lightweight, making repetitive chopping less of a strain. The hardness of the blades makes them less flexible, however, so they aren't so hot for cutting that requires maneuverability, such as carving. And there's not yet a reliable method for home sharpening, so the manufacturer might have...