Word: perfectible
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Seemingly the perfect fit for the Crimson, Baise got down to business with his players from the very first practice, emphasizing that hard work would be the key to success...
...developed in the last year,” Harvard coach Traci Green said. “We’re definitely going to miss a super reliable No. 1-type player in our lineup.”In the Ivy League, Ko was more than just reliable. She was perfect. The senior went 5-0 at No. 1 singles and 6-0 at No. 1 doubles. According to Ko, she became more comfortable at net as Green pushed her and the rest of the team to improve their doubles play. The extra practice showed as Ko and her partner, sophomore...
...those doubleheaders.“As a freshman, she’s really stepped up with [former ace Shelly Madick ’08] leaving last year,” Vertovez said. “She stayed composed. I’m not going to say she was perfect every time, but she would bounce back the next inning and give a solid performance.”When all was said and done, Brown finished the season with a 16-7 record and a 1.49 ERA, her 211 strikeouts coming in just 150.1 innings pitched.Unsurprisingly, Brown was named Ivy League...
...gruffness and deadpan comic timing to bring Carl to vocal life. As Docter recalls, "When we first met Ed and showed him a small sculpture we'd made of Carl, he said [growling], 'I don't look anything like that.' And we thought, O.K., this is gonna be perfect." Docter and Peterson then tailored the dialogue to the actor's speech patterns. "We looked for words that had more consonants and shortened the sentences," Docter says. That cemented the notion that Carl, post-Ellie, is a disgruntled bear that's been poked awake during hibernation...
...town, the splendid Akaroa Harbour lies by the volcanic Banks Peninsula, a 90-minute drive away. Forgo perfect hair and don a wetsuit from Black Cat Cruises, www.blackcat.co.nz, to cavort with one of the world's smallest and rarest dolphins - the endangered, friendly Hector's. An hour north of Christchurch, the fruitful Waipara Valley is home to the Claremont Country Estate, www.claremont-estate.com. This 2,400-acre (10 sq km) property, circa 1866, is a working sheep and cattle station that offers lodge accommodation if you feel like spending the night. But if you can't tear yourself away from downtown...