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...revealed that a drug company soldbirth control pills made out of flour.His films are firmly grounded in hissense of place. Much of “Houve ” is set inMarch, when Chico and Juca spend timeon Porto Alegre’s beach. It’s the off-season,and the only time their fathers canafford to send their sons on vacation.The beach is a lonely place then, andcontrasts sharply with the final beachscene in February, where there are lots ofpeople and color.“It is not uncommon in Porto Alegreto have your city social relations...
...Niko Hrdy played the No. 3 seed in the “B” bracket. Hrdy fell in the quarterfinals to Frederick Reid from the University of Rochester. Throughout the season, Harvard was plagued by inexperience, having graduated six seniors the season before. But even without the help of experience, the team showed great teamwork and camaraderie. “I thought it was a fantastic season,” DiSesa said. “We really came together as a team. We worked hard and played well even though we hurt by losing last year?...
...performance of the players on the field,” Way said. “That’s just not the case.” As an example, Way mentioned the career internship program, which allows players to intern with different corporations around the country during the off-season. Although each of the four schools has its own curriculum for the program, all of the schools still provide participants with an exposure to basic finance and accounting skills, according to Roberts. After spending this week at the Business School, the players will return home for four weeks to research...
...World Series in seven years. So how do you explain the 2008 Boston Celtics? Last season, the Cs, one of the most celebrated sport franchises, winners of 16 titles, were the joke of the NBA. They finished 24-58 and at one point doormatted 18 straight games. During the off-season, Celtics GM Danny Ainge pulled off a pair of heists, bringing Kevin Garnett, the 6-ft. 11-in. (2.1 m) EX-MVP who is one of the most versatile players ever, and sweet-shooting guard Ray Allen to Boston. There they joined Paul Pierce, an automatic scorer...
...young athlete in your charge, you may have managed to do it. Weekly sessions of intensive muscle-strengthening, grueling push-up regimens and long intervals on fast-paced treadmills are becoming common for grade-school kids. Elite training centers that promise to give young athletes an edge during the off-season have been popping up since 2000, especially in affluent sections of New England and the Midwest...