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...criticism comes from the rich élite who can afford to take vacations on the beach or at ski resorts. The mayor is laying on recreation for the city's millions of have-nots who can barely afford to feed their families, let alone take a holiday. "The ice rink has been an incredible success," the mayor said recently. "Look how many people have come." He has promised to open two more free ice rinks on the outskirts of the city, claiming the project would also increase the number of Mexicans in figure-skating tournaments. U.S. and Canadian skating champions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Mexico City | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...vote in an election that was decided by the Federal Electoral Tribunal. The charismatic López Obrador claims he was robbed and calls himself Mexico's "legitimate President" at mass meetings and marches. López Obrador's shadow reaches even as far as Ebrard's ice rink. "Support the legitimate President! Down with the usurper Calderón!" militants shouted while handing out pamphlets at the rink recently as skaters raced around in the Mexico City dusk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Mexico City | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

Fittingly enough, the first team lined up to challenge the Crimson’s supremacy is none other than UNH (16-3-0, 9-0-0 Hockey East). Harvard travels to Durham, N.H. tomorrow night to take on the Wildcats in their famed Towse Rink...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nation’s Top Two Battle in Durham | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

Towse generally creates a tremendous home ice advantage for UNH. It is only the sixth Olympic-sized—200 ft. by 100 ft.—rink in the nation, catering perfectly to a Wildcats team with blazing speed at all positions and a host of potent scorers—UNH has six players with at least 19 points in 19 team games...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nation’s Top Two Battle in Durham | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...know that their rink is huge,” Vaillancourt said. “They’re going play a different game because they’re used to playing on that type of ice. I think we’re expecting a really fast team...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nation’s Top Two Battle in Durham | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

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