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Cheevers’ mask is of the Jason-era, a plain white plastic shield that would actually do nothing to stop a puck. But Cheevers’ mask is out of the ordinary since he made a habit out of drawing stitches on the mask with a permanent pen to show where the puck nailed...
...years the U.S. has been accustomed to lead[ing] the free world, and in that time Western Europe rose from the ashes behind a shield of U.S. men and money. France itself has received $9.5 billion in outright aid and $1.8 billion in loans since 1945. There have of course been disputes and differences of opinion, but until last week, no direct challenge of U.S. leadership. What the U.S. now faced was a proposal that Europe rally round France to create a third force in the world capable of dealing independently with both the U.S. and Russia...
...Sayyaf, which specialized in kidnapping-for-ransom before dedicating itself to jihad last year, is far away on the islands of Jolo and Basilan, southwest of Mindanao. Some suspect that the Abu Sayyaf wanted to take the blame to sound more fearsome than it currently is?or to shield the MILF, which is in peace talks with Manila. Those talks are now stalled, intensifying the sense of instability in the region: in mid-February, the Philippine armed forces launched a full-scale military offensive (involving 5,000 soldiers and marines backed by air and artillery support) against...
...dismantled its football program, which had been around for 91 years, and in 1999, Providence College ended its popular baseball program. "Title IX benefited women who were discriminated against," says Jessica Gavora, author of Tilting the Playing Field. "But now it is being used as a preference, not a shield against discrimination...
...Barricade,” which features German soldiers gathered behind a human shield of naked Belgian civilians, is both a meditation on war crimes and an artistic study of the human form. Bellows explores diverse body types, posed so as to be reminiscent of classical paintings...