Word: lightweights
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...German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The two leaders are thought to have balked at a big name like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as E.U. President, because they feared he could become a strong rival for the spotlight. Van Rompuy, by contrast, might have lightweight political credentials, but he was seen as the least aggressive candidate...
SIGG's trendy aluminum water bottles have scored a lot of free advertising in recent years. In Touch Weekly raved about how Madonna's kids sipped from the lightweight, eco-conscious and super-cute bottles. Julia Roberts was photographed with one. Jennifer Garner was too. The Swiss brand became the must-have accessory as consumers rushed to find alternatives to plastic bottles that contained bisphenol-A (BPA), a controversial chemical used to harden plastics, which some studies have linked to diabetes, premature puberty in girls and reduced sperm count in men. SIGG's reusable aluminum bottles seemed the perfect antidote...
...earlier version of the Oct. 26 sports article "Rookies Dominate Field at Princeton’s Carnegie Chase" incorrectly stated that the Harvard men's lightweight crew's freshman boat came up short against Princeton last April 25. In fact, Yale's was the only team to place ahead of the boat in the 2009 spring season...
...event, which draws crews from across the collegiate rowing circuit and features both men’s and women’s races, comes just one week after the Head of the Charles Regatta and offered the Black and White’s lightweight squad a second opportunity to compete in an event focused solely on intercollegiate rowers...
This finish put Radcliffe just seconds behind the Georgetown C Lightweight Boat, which crossed the line with a time...