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...starters, Saturday night's game broke World Series records by lasting a grueling four hours and 51 minutes. One hundred and one batters reached the plate and the Yankees, unfortunately, won their 13th consecutive World Series game...
...other Israeli reservists last week. Ironically, they were both drivers in the army. In the city of Ramallah, they happened upon a funeral procession for a 17-year-old boy shot the day before by Israeli troops. Identifying the two as Israelis--the giveaway was the yellow license plate on their car--the impassioned crowd went after them. A rumor spread that they belonged to Israel's so-called Arabized forces, who disguise themselves as Palestinians to hunt radicals on Israel's wanted list...
...little warmth and humor never hurt either. Bowdoin requires a second, shorter essay on an influential teacher. Most students opt for a boiler-plate hymn to the hardest teacher in school. But a rare description of a teacher who "was big, but not overweight...like you could trust her to provide you with bread and beef through the winter" got the committee laughing. And the essay's touching conclusion--"she taught me how to improve from a mistake and still like myself"--sent them straight for the ADMIT stamp. Otherwise, the student's B record would not have...
...game was either team's to win or lose at this point. Lehigh stepped up to the plate, and the Crimson didn...
...hook-laden debut album, Whoa, Nelly! (DreamWorks), borrows from a wide array of styles, such as pop, rock, hip-hop, bossa nova and even Portuguese fado. But Furtado imbues her work with such sprightly energy that her stylistic mix has real impact. Whoa, Nelly! is more than a plate of appetizers; it's a musical meal...