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...snazzy digital scoreboard, it's a dazzling place to watch a fight. But step outside the main hall and the polished illusion falls apart: there are few signs telling people how to get where they're going, a lack of parking spaces and mismatched carpets. Across town, the historic marathon course will also make for stirring TV, with 25 camera crews and two helicopters covering the 42-km race. The only thing missing along several portions of the route will be spectators, because there's no place to stand on the roadside. Last month, organizers said there would be room...
...hours is the closest they come to a night’s sleep. But they survive with a sense of humor, large amounts of satay, and common goals. And I cannot forget the cheerful charter flight crew who have sacrifice six months of their lives to participate in this marathon. I will be eternally grateful for the lunch they bought me at a deli near our hotel when I had no cash...
Similarly with Gibson's movie: there is no historical evidence that Jesus endured anything like the sadistic marathon that The Passion lovingly re-creates. But it is portrayed--at fantastical length and in excruciating detail--as historical fact. This is, Gibson wants you to believe, "as it was." Quibble with Moore, and he will accuse you of siding with the devil. Quibble with Gibson, and he will accuse you of opposing...
...mound, she struck out 134 batters, including a career-high 13 against Rhode Island. Her career strikeout total of 406 was the third-most all-time by a Harvard pitcher. Brotemarkle pitched in 11 of the Crimson’s 14 Ivy games, including the 20-inning marathon against the Tigers...
...circle of admiring friends, at least 359 of them according to thefacebook.com. Rather, she says she just has the most fun when she is challenging herself and others to engage deeply with what she calls her “issues,” whether it’s during marathon conversations in the Currier dining hall with blockmates or through her leadership in the movement for Ethnic Studies...