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Intermission: Two minutes till the second half. The St. John's paper is called The Torch. That's pretty cool...
...China. Fueled by a century and a half of foreign occupation and an education system that emphasizes that era of national weakness, patriotic sentiment can flash at times when citizens feel that the nation's interests or dignity have been violated, as when the protests during the Olympic torch's global run spurred Chinese anger...
...with his parent's homeland. He arranged for Chinese President Hu Jintao to start off his first state visit in 2006 to America in Seattle, and has met privately with Chinese Premier Wen Jibao - a rare event for any U.S. politician. He also ran a leg of the Olympic torch relay before 2008's Beijing Olympics...
...European conflict who washes up in Liberty City looking for a new life. (Liberty City is, like Gotham, a darker version of New York City, with satirical flourishes. The Statue of Liberty has been replaced by the Statue of Happiness, which holds aloft a coffee cup instead of a torch.) Over the course of the game, Niko slugs, shoots and carjacks his way up (or maybe down) the ladder of the criminal underworld. As he does so, he gradually realizes that his new life is no less senseless and violent than his old one - turns out the Old World...
...Crimson’s torch lit, Brine continued to prove the scourge of the Dutchwomen with a further three assists in a 5-1 rout. Contributing to junior Cori Bassett’s power-play goal and setting up both of sophomore Katharine Chute’s goals, Brine believed that the link-up with the forwards was key to Harvard’s success...