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...dignity, amid the post-game ruckus, to find and hug one of her friends from her other team, fellow U.S. Olympian Katie King, a BC assistant coach. After that, even, Chu lingering on the ice to shake the hand of every last official from a crew that whistled a mere eight penalties in nearly two game’s worth of hockey, the rest of the Crimson long since headed for the solace of the visitors’ locker room. There is only history, having participated in the longest game in NCAA history, since the organization began keeping records...
...furnace to scoop up the magic one made and baked by the master himself. It takes only 30 seconds to bake to blistered perfection in the woodburning oven, and he expertly spins and lifts the pizza with the long wooden paddle. He has the alchemist's touch that turns mere dough and a minimal amount of the simplest toppings into a cavalcade of flavor. The secret to eating a thin-crust Neapolitan pizza is to slash the pie into four pieces on the spot, fold a slice in half, and wolf it down before the crust deflates and the sauce...
...wine that acquires its amber color from the barrel) for the 40-100 years it takes to attain the opulent qualities of its premium cognac, Louis XIII de Rémy Martin, which retails for around $1,400 a bottle. To be labeled a cognac, as opposed to a mere brandy, the eau-de-vie must come mainly from three types of white grapes - Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard - grown in the areas around the town. Despite coming from vineyards in an even more exclusive area, Louis XIII is still the blend of 1,200 individual eaux...
Likewise, Pandey is no mere invention. "In the 1990s, I read a newspaper article about a tailor in Calcutta who stood for every election," Saraf recalls. "He always lost but considered it his duty to run. I wondered, What if he won? There are a number of films, like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, in which a golden-hearted fool has an awkward brush with the levers of government. Those films usually end with a warm and fuzzy feeling. Obviously, I do not hold Indian democracy to such high standards...
...Engineers seized the game’s first lead on a power-play strike from Brooke Thompson, but junior Laura Brady answered with her first goal of the season to tie the contest heading into the second intermission.Rookie Cori Bassett found the net with a mere two seconds remaining to cap off the scoring.Chu’s early helper made it 25 straight games with a point for the senior, including all 20 of her appearances this season.Christina Kessler made 11 saves in her sixth win of the year.HARVARD 8, UNION 1Sifers paced the Crimson with the first three...