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Mehdi Savalli eschews the rituals that bullfighters typically use to ward off gorings and other misfortunes. He doesn't pray to the Virgen de la Estrella; he doesn't stand in front of a homemade shrine of religious prints when he slips on his traje de luces, the ornate, sequined costume worn by matadors; he doesn't cross himself before he steps into the ring. But these breaches of bullfighting tradition have not kept him from becoming one of Spain's most promising young toreros. Two Sundays ago, he was again demonstrating the skills that have earned the 20-year...
...Islands. And although Antigua and Costa Rica are relatively safe, burglaries are up in Honduras, driving the development of gated communities. But Bill and Judith Allred, who in 1998 bought a pod-style home in Roatán conceived by the Canadian designer Hal Sorrenti, say common sense helps ward off crime. "This isn't St. Barts," says Judith. "You don't go out at night wearing jewels...
...aside a number of chances directly in front of her, New Hampshire’s Jennifer Hicthcock finally found a hole in the Crimson netminder’s defense when she fired a puck through a screen and between Boe’s pads. Martine Garland and Sadie Wright-Ward assisted on the goal. Garland notched her own tally just three minutes later on a similar play. She shot from just inside the blue line in the middle of the ice and beat Boe at the upper left side of the goal with a good screen in front...
...boasts the highest-flying offense in the land—averaging 4.89 goals per contest—and has not lost since November. New Hampshire’s fearsome top line features the third, fourth, and seventh-leading per game scorers in the nation in Jennifer Hitchcock, Sadie Wright-Ward, and Sam Faber, respectively. These explosive talents also catapult the Wildcats’ top-ranked power play, which converts at an amazing 30.1 percent clip. Harvard will be well served to stay out of the penalty box, and when it is whistled, will rely on the speed of its penalty...
...their people. Every St. Patrick’s Day, we call to mind their struggle for a place in this country and honor their memory.After a while, the Irish began their slow rise to power in the urban centers of the Northeast. There wasn’t a ward boss or local politician in New York that didn’t march up Fifth Avenue on St. Patrick’s Day. So the American Irish continued to march, but this time to show their joy at gaining some measure of acceptance in their adopted land.As time passed, the oppression...