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...place of a teammate, despite being a sabre fencer generally. Scott DiGiulio subbed in for sabre and won his match. Brand did not want to speculate on the teams’ chances at the weekend, saying that the top Ivy teams were very close to each other in skill. “We started rather sluggish at Cornell, we need to get ahead faster. Princeton and Penn are very strong squads and it’s going to be tough,” he said. “Our guys are going to have to go in with their...
...retail Godzilla to perform that delicate merchandising dance, Macy's must use its marketing skill and purchasing muscle to manage a distinctive yet reasonably priced line of products and sell it in stores that, well, aren't exactly famous for their excitement. "It's easy to put names on all those doors," says consultant Wendy Leibmann of WSL Strategic Retail. "But the big challenge is to create a compelling retail environment...
...best on the low block. She seals impeccably well and has great hands, providing Harvard the inside force it so lacked in a perimeter-oriented offense a year ago.Best of all, Rollins combines her low post moves with a consistent 10-to-15 foot jumper, a skill that forces low-post defenders away from the basket and frees up the block for Harvard’s other freshman down low, 6’7 Emma Moretzsohn.“She’s strong, and she wants the ball,” sophomore guard Lindsay Hallion said...
...coaches encourage romance to create the chemistry that enchants skating judges. John Baldwin and Rena Inoue, an off-ice couple, won the 2006 U.S. title and are headed for Torino. Platonic pairs like the world's top ice-dancing team, Russians Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, must summon a skill so rare in great athletes--acting (ever see Shaquille O'Neal in Kazaam?). "Go to Hollywood, take some lessons," implores Russian coach Evgeny Platov, who despite a combustive partnership with Oksana (Pasha) Grishuk--"I went cuckoo"--faked love on ice to win gold medals with Grishuk...
...ideas for sharing the revenues derived from their booming oil and gas reserves. "We are already working on new ideas, like a nationwide sustainable energy project," says Gibbins. Other west-based concepts that could get a national airing include the development of a new north-south transportation corridor, upgrading skill training for new immigrants and the elimination of barriers to interprovincial trade...