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Darwitz scored at 1:44 into the second and again at the 7:10 mark of the period to spark a three-goal outburst in a span of less than two minutes. At 18, Darwitz is the second-youngest player on the U.S. team, but she’s far from inexperienced at skating against older players. In 1996-97, she had 85 goals and 42 assists for Eagan (Minn.) High School; at the time, she was only in seventh grade. At 15, she became the youngest player ever to make the U.S. national team. On this year?...
...born, you grow up, you produce some young, then you get out of the way and leave room for the generation coming along." Kluger has struck on a profound law of senescence. The awesome force of evolution would long ago have selected for a longer human life-span if this strategy provided a better means to secure the success of our progeny. In fact, the reality is exactly the opposite: if we were to live substantially longer than we are useful in producing and protecting offspring, we would rapidly consume the resources needed for the survival of our children...
According to the pamphlet and website, the Twelve Tribes span the globe from Dorchester to Australia, Brazil and Germany. Today, the group has between 1,000 and 1,500 members, with 45 in the local Boston-area chapter. They make their living picking up rice in the church where a wedding has been, as well as making candles, futons and other products “that the community itself uses.” Not surprisingly, the cult has faced opposition from community and governmental groups. Their open inclusion of minors in production has led to child labor citations...
...times, the Crimson looked as if it was the stronger team. Harvard prevented Northeastern from getting any shots on goal during the final 10 minutes of the first period and generated several quality scoring chances of its own during that span...
...undaunted supporters of the Euro point to America as an example of how a single currency can span thousands of miles and effectively bolster agriculture and industry, town and country. Even if one accepts this simplistic assertion in its entirety, its proponents have failed to understand the significance of the fact that the United States is one country, whose residents are generally linked by a universal language, heritage and culture. “Euroland” has no such common identity; it does not even have a proper name...