Word: ringe
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Peterson, a defensive end, already has what so many Ivy League players hunger for--an Ivy League championship ring. Peterson and the returning players from the 1987 team earned those rings in the cold of the Yale Bowl in last year's Game...
David said he has advertised in other college newspapers in the Boston area, but has had unsatisfactory results. The business has been plagued by crank calls from people who think it is a sexual service or a prostitution ring, he said...
...left the earth spent and barren; today only 2% of Haiti is forested. The rape of trees began in colonial times with the export of hardwoods, used for the production of everything from dyes to ships. These days trees are the peasants' only real cash crop. A muddy brown ring surrounds Haiti's coast as the topsoil erodes and dissolves into the turquoise Caribbean, leaving behind what amounts to tropical desert. Reforestation efforts are outpaced by the country's demand for charcoal, a critical fuel in the urban areas...
Whatever the venue, desserts ring up rich profits for purveyors. Because they are based on relatively inexpensive ingredients that can be prepared in advance, there is a higher profit percentage in desserts than in most appetizers or entrees. "Waiters also like to offer pastries because that raises the check and, therefore, the tip that is a percentage of the total," observes Dieter Schorner, the gifted pastry chef whose velvety chocolate cake and supple, sugar-glazed creme brulee have caused many a dieter's downfall at such restaurants as Le Cirque in Manhattan and Potomac in Washington...
When Muhammed Ali fought, people watched, cared. When Mike Tyson fights again--against Frank Bruno or whoever shows up to take a fall--will people watch and care? Or will they simply wait for Tyson's next exploit outside the ring...