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Although few Inner Mongolians speak any English, it is impossible not to understand their hospitality. These hardy nomads are quick to smile?and even quicker to drink. While most ancient Mongol culture has faded away, the greeting of guests with rice whiskey and traditional songs endures. Despite the surrounding desolation, Inner Mongolians manage to scare up impressive quantities of food and drink for visitors. Such feasts are inevitably accompanied by frequent shouts of "gambei!" or "bottoms up!" Rising to the challenge of the toasts is not only good manners, it greatly helps travelers enjoy (or survive) the multiple dishes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Solitude and Sand, Try Inner Mongolia | 12/19/2001 | See Source »

...same was true with UNH. Wildcat center Kyle Peterson was on the floor to take the opening tip, but when and UNH needed to play catch-up, Rowe went with smaller and quicker options off the bench. Peterson played just three minutes after halftime...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Life Of Brian: It's A Smaller World | 12/13/2001 | See Source »

...Crimson showed the ability to adapt to multiple styles of play, scoring with its bigger second and third lines early as Brown tried to keep the game physical. Once Harvard established a lead and play began to open up, Harvard’s quicker, top line added two more goals to put the game out of reach...

Author: By Elijah M. Alper, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Finally Has All The Pieces | 12/10/2001 | See Source »

Packard has looked more comfortable since playing on the same line as junior Brett Nowack and freshman Rob Flynn. All three players rely on strength rather than finesse in creating scoring opportunities, a good contrast to Harvard’s smaller, quicker first-line...

Author: By Elijah M. Alper, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Finally Has All The Pieces | 12/10/2001 | See Source »

...best designer around. Entering FM Land as a freshman, Christine flourished under the auspices of her wild, often drunk, editors. As the yelling and screaming about headlines and teasers surrounded her head, Christine took the eyedropper tool, the shaded box and the Futura font and went to town. Quicker than lightening, Christine is one of the most thoughtful, clever designers ever to “massage the text.” FM has no doubt that Christine will rise to graphic stardom...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Our Heroes | 12/6/2001 | See Source »

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