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...three Baudelaire orphans in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events manage to endure; using their courage and ingenuity, they survive every mishap in the “series of unfortunate events” that comes their way. The children are constantly pursued by Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), the crafty villain who dons multiple disguises and comes up with outrageous plans to kill the Baudelaires, hoping to inherit their massive family fortune...
...ERIC OLAF POTMA...
...markets in Germany, the demand for exotic vegetables has sent prices soaring. One kg of ramsons costs j20, twice as much as ordinary garlic. But ramsons are worth it, says Olaf Schnelle, co-founder of the Grimmen-based mail and Internet order firm Essbare Landschaften (Edible Landscapes), which sells 150 different herbs to customers across Europe, because of their special taste - and the fact that they don't linger on the breath. (To judge for yourself, make some pesto using ramsons instead of basil and toss with walnut fettuccini.) The growing interest in local herbs and roots has been cultivated...
...pack. Mueller, from Switzerland, was the Olympic single sculls silver medalist in 2000 and the champion in 1996. Lightweight Steve Tucker of Medford, a five-time member of U.S. national teams including the 2000 Olympic team and a local rowing community favorite, starts after Mueller. Norway’s Olaf Tufte is third in starting order, as the 2001 FISA World Rowing Champion and the silver medalist in double sculls in the 2000 Olympic games...
...Before transferring to Harvard as a sophomore, Bly served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946 and then spent a year at St. Olaf College in Minnesota...