Word: sailing
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Well, no. The two most important people in the building when it comes to such matters—the goal judge and referee Scott Hansen—didn’t see Pettit’s laser sail over Danis’s glove and pop out, quicker than you could say, “Albany.” Serves Pettit right, you might say, for possessing a vicious slapshot that can be unseeable, unstoppable or both...
...exciting,” Dixon added. “I’m usually skipper, but this weekend I was crewing for Sloan in B [division]. It was awesome, she’s a great person to sail with. We were able to keep the boat flat. When it gets heavy, you need tall people so you can balance the boat better. When it’s flat you go faster. If you’re taller you get more mass out of the boat...
...There are definitely some players to watch that have potential to be all-Americans,” O’Connor said. “Cardwell Potts and Lauren Schubert. They love to be a force in A-division whenever they sail. And Vince [Porter] and [Ruth] Schlitz—we’re looking at them to take it to another level this spring...
...film’s production should have stepped back and proclaimed in outraged Portuguese, “Feh! We get it. Enough already!” Instead, the film’s writers, editors, and director included so much stylized violence that its physical and emotional consequences completely sail past the numbed audience. All are nominated for an Oscar in their respective field...
...analyst at the Carnegie Moscow Center, "ruins the Putin image of the President in control and on top of things." One thing it will not do, though, is damage his chances of re-election next month. His poll ratings are still around 80% and he seems set to sail back into power by a landslide. But after the bombing, the mood of those who turn out to vote for Putin may be more fatalistic than triumphant. Just after last Friday's blast, Oksana Petrova, 32, shrugged when a reporter asked her if she was now afraid of taking the metro...