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...mere ability wasn’t going to suffice if those expectations were to be fulfilled...
After outshining Travis Russell and Hobey Baker finalist Yann Danis in rounds one and two, respectively, Dov Grumet-Morris—averaging a mere 1.4 goals-against in his last five games headed into the semifinal matchup against Brown—lost little of his luster against Dartmouth Friday evening, turning aside all but one of the 31 shots launched in his direction, despite the potency of the Big Green’s attack...
Even ostensibly legitimate programs may contain nasty surprises. Skin donated for use in lifesaving grafts has been known to find its way into the hands of plastic surgeons who use it for mere lip plumping. Tissue banks that receive a family's consent to harvest heart valves could take marketable bones or tendons along with them if the agreement doesn't specifically forbid...
Many people know sake as a hot, often medicinal drink served at Japanese restaurants. But the rice wine is breaking out of its place in the U.S. as a mere sushi sidekick. More refined artisanal and premium sakes, served chilled, have been turning up on the wine lists of top non-Asian restaurants. In New York City the wine list at the posh French-inspired Chanterelle features a wide variety of sakes. In San Francisco, sake is paired with the smoked meats at Memphis Minnie's Barbecue and is sold at a sake-only retail store, True Sake, which stocks...
...Some readers thought the outsourcing of U.S. jobs overseas should begin at the top. "Corporate executives should ship their own jobs abroad," wrote a Vermonter. "The savings would be much greater than a mere computer programmer's salary." A Utah reader warned that "the big shots don't realize it, but their own jobs are in jeopardy and will be leaving soon." And a New Yorker saw a deficit-reduction bonanza: "Americans could save billions if we outsourced our Federal Government! Certainly there must be citizens of India who would be glad to act as our legislators for a fraction...