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Conor even went to high school in Lake Placid, N.Y., where the most venerated hockey game in United States history–the 1980 “Miracle on Ice”–took place...
Earlier this week at Whistler, just before the men's Olympic downhill, I ran into Jonathan Weibrecht, whose younger sibling Andrew races for the U.S. Ski Team. Of course he was pulling for little brother, who at one time used to chase him down Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, where the family lives. But don't forget about Bode Miller, said Jonathan, a former U.S. Ski Team member himself: "Every racer knows that when Bode is on there is nobody in the world better than him." (See the latest photos from the Olympics in Vancouver...
...successful, Micronesia will be the first nation to become a wholly protected area, adhering to development and conservation standards designed to safeguard the country's unique culture and rich marine biodiversity and kick-start its placid economy. According to Rice, who once operated an eco-tourism company in the Caribbean, developing high-end eco-tourism is the answer to F.S.M.'s perennial job shortage. Michigan State University (MSU) has already agreed to provide technical expertise for the park, and the National Geographic Society has also issued the project its stamp of approval. This spring, Pohnpei, one of F.S.M.'s four...
...shattered cloud of swirling doves.” The song also has a more distinct arc than any other on the album. It’s the only track with a clear bridge, and it builds to a climactic resolution that inundates the listener in an icy, placid pool of electronic harmonies. The end product is a song that grips with remarkable force, immediately establishing the album’s dark, baleful atmosphere...
...Crimson continued its stretch of poor showings at the St. Lawrence Winter Carnival this weekend, where the team’s performance entertained no one. The two-day tournament took place at Mt. Van Hovenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y., a scenic Olympic village that saw Harvard finish ninth out of 15 on the charts...