Word: placide
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...circuitous route to Canton wasn’t all bad. The bus went through Lake Placid along the way, where freshman Julie Chu and captain Angela Ruggiero spent the better part of two years training with the U.S. national team...
...Recent army reports have Muklis hiding out in the cloud-swathed mountain range that rises abruptly from the placid waters of Lake Lanao in central Mindanao. "Getting into that area is very, very difficult," says Colonel Ernesto Boac, commander of the army brigade based in Marawi. Standing in front of a topographical wall map, he points to the densely wrinkled contours along the provincial border south of the lake. "It's difficult getting human intelligence out of there, and we're not picking up radio transmissions. It's a black hole." Not just for the Philip-pines, but increasingly...
...hurt last year to lose to them in the ECAC championship game,” said LeNeveu of the Crimson’s 4-3, double overtime win in Lake Placid. “So it’s not hard to find that motivation to work hard during the week...
SANCTUARY OF THE PAST Sunset over Udaipur's lakeside palaces might be the most picturesque sight in Rajasthan. Where the city meets the placid waters of Lake Pichola, these immense sandstone buildings offer a towering display of unmatched magnificence. Drenched in a flood of pink light, it's one of those perfect scenes that postcards cannot capture. To witness this magical view at its best, head to one of two island palaces that rise grandly out of the lake. One is the Jagniwas, better known as the Lake Palace island, and one of the sites of James Bond's exploits...
...Crimson (4-1-0, 1-1-0 ECAC) captured the first contest at home, 4-3 in overtime, but was trounced 6-3 in Ithaca in the rematch. In the decisive ECAC championship game played in Lake Placid, N.Y., Harvard fought back from two one-goal deficits to tie the game, 3-3, with a pair of goals by Pettit. Sixteen minutes into the second overtime, junior forward Tyler Kolarik squeezed a shot by Cornell goaltender Matt Underhill to send the Big Red packing...