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Visit Sam Ouandja's school early in the morning, and you'll find headmaster Idrice Patrice lining up dozens of grubby but excited children and then teaching French class in shifts, 50 kids at a time. Head to the nearby open-pit mines the same afternoon, and you'll find Patrice, again, this time bearing a shovel and sweating as he digs in search of one precious stone...
...Back on the mainland, drive north along the coastline road to discover some of Santa Catarina's most tranquil bays. So small that they are often deserted, they make the perfect pit stop for a quick dip. This is also the route to the best hotel in the region - and some might say in Latin America - Ponta dos Ganchos (point of the hooks), named after the shape of the peninsula on which it's located. Guests staying in one of the 20 clifftop cabanas can enjoy seclusion, outstanding seafood and open-air spa tents overlooking the ocean. (This is also...
...Linden ’10 and assistant choreographer Jessica M. Leonard ’08 for their contributions to the production. As with any musical, the often-overlooked orchestra supplies the show’s underlying excitement and the capable instrumentalists of the Pudding’s pit definitely keep up with the play’s nonstop score. Furthermore, the several choreographed dances are all entertaining and add that bit of pizzazz that makes this production so unique. While the plot’s resolution may seem a little cheesy, the show itself concludes in true Pudding fashion with...
...dish—are much juicier and more complex than their dining hall cousins. So purchase a jar, starting with the green variety to give yourself some practice with the flavors. Bite into a whole olive slowly, noticing the texture and, of course, watching out for the pit. (Stuffed olives allow you to munch all the way through and reward you with a red pepper for your efforts.) As the juice covers your tongue, notice the brightness of the taste and the mixture of salt and bitterness. One final tip: let yourself start slowly, eating an olive at a time...
...According to Marco Canseco, a reporter for the sports paper Marca, fans of Spanish driver Fernando Alonso booed his archrival (and former McLaren teammate) "fanatically" every time he moved between his mobile home and the pit at the Circuit de Catalunya testing session. Those seated over the British driver's quarters, included some men wearing painted faces, Afro wigs, and t-shirts bearing the word's "Hamilton's Family," went even further, loudly calling Hamilton a "negro de mierda" (or "black shit") and other offensive names...