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When Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor General of Canada, purchased the Cup for $50 in 1893, he never anticipated that a goalie would use it as a popcorn bowl in a movie theater, like the New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur did over a century later. Stanley bought the Cup as a prize for the best amateur hockey club in Canada. The NHL took control of it in 1926, but the tradition of abuse started at the outset. In 1905, a member of the Ottawa Silver Seven drop-kicked the Cup into a canal. The boys kept the party going...
...under the 1983-1984 Edmonton Oilers? No, they don't refer to the nocturnal fetishes of Messier, who starred on that team. Former Oiler owner Peter Pocklington tried to sneak his father, Basil, onto the roster. The Cup Cops eventually caught onto the ruse, and since you can't use Wite-Out on silver, they used the X's to cross out Papa Pocklington's name...
...Embracing the slogan “Green is the New Crimson,” the Reunion Committee is prioritizing environmental awareness in planning the reunion. Alumni are all encouraged to take Harvard’s Sustainability Pledge, use biodiesel fuel buses, eat local foods, and limit their usage of paper and plastic, among many other initiatives...
...ACSR recommended that the Corporation use the Sullivan Principles, which provided humane guidelines for the operation of companies in South Africa, as a minimum standard for the endowment’s investment practices. At the same time, in 1983, 37 of the 39 companies in which the University owned stock had signed the Principles, but some divestiture proponents argued that not all of the signatory companies had actually lived up to the document’s stipulations...
Plastic Only. American Airlines will go cashless on all flights within the continental U.S. as well as flights to and from Hawaii, Alaska and Canada. Be prepared to use your Amex or other credit cards to pay for headsets, fresh meals, snacks and beverages. The airline's commuter lines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection, will continue to accept cash...