Word: pivots
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...Japan's vacuum markets. But the price-conscious U.S., where Dyson upright vacs have been selling since 2002, is tougher. Big brands, feeling threatened, are quick to advertise their own Dyson-like benefits at lower costs. Black & Decker already has a Root 6 competitor, the 18 Volt Pivot Vac. There's no lithium-ion battery, but for $60 it picks up dirt using something it calls "cyclonic action...
Harvard men’s hockey third-year pivot Kevin Du was named to the Division I All-New England team yesterday, winning the approval of the New England Hockey Writers Association with his solid play for the Crimson. Du led Harvard with 33 points, notching 10 goals and adding 23 assists. The center ranked seventh in the ECAC with 24 points in league play and consistently was called upon by Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91 in high-pressure faceoff situations. Du added the nod to a host of honors already heaped upon him this season...
...Donato said. “We spent the…entire game playing against their forwards in our own zone.” The Black Bears drew first blood, scoring near the midway point of the opening frame. With a faceoff in the left circle of the Harvard zone, pivot Michel Leveille won the draw and shipped it back to linemate Josh Soares. The winger fired a wrister from the blue line, floating it through traffic and past Crimson goaltender John Daigneau’s glove at 8:16. The early score seemed to wake Harvard up. Just...
...also highlighted how subcontracting American interests in the Middle East to supposedly stable Arab dictatorships is no longer viable. The shoddy edifice that U.S. soldiers so quickly dismantled in Iraq is no less present in countries Washington considers allies. Iraq may or may not be the pivot of a regional democratic resurgence, but it is a reminder to Americans that much can be gained by challenging the debilitating status quo if the aftermath is gotten right. Unless democracy becomes a cornerstone of Washington's efforts, its alliances will seem more than ever built on a mountain of illegitimacy...
...Fraser was the catalyst for the Crimson’s early success, drawing two penalties and scoring a power-play goal as Harvard moved ahead 3-0 in the first period.Just 2:56 into the game, the Crimson earned a man-advantage opportunity when Big Red pivot Michael Kennedy knocked Fraser into the Cornell net.And Fraser converted just a minute and a half later, putting away the rebound of blueliner Dylan Reese’s shot off the end-boards to give Harvard a 1-0 lead.Then at 11:38, Fraser was shoved into the Big Red goal again, this...