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Certainly her life was unpredictable. Even her death--in 1971, at the age of 87 in her private quarters at the Ritz Hotel--was a plush ending that probably would not have been predicted for Chanel by the nuns in the Aubazine orphanage, where she spent time as a ward of the state after her mother died and her father ran off. No doubt the sisters at the convent in Moulins, who took her in when she was 17, raised their eyebrows when the young woman left the seamstress job they had helped her get to try for a career...
...diplomats scrambled to contain the fallout, many echoed Clinton's questions: Why did India do it, and why now? Basking in atomic glory, B.J.P. officials insisted it was a matter of vital national security, a precaution against Pakistan's nuclear preparations, a deterrent to ward off China's hegemony. Just two weeks ago, Defense Minister Fernandes had suddenly called China "threat No. 1," claiming it was encircling India with missile and naval deployments of suspicious intent. But until then relations between the neighboring giants had been mending. Even though India has fought three wars with Pakistan, nothing has changed recently...
...Being behind has never been an issue with the heart that we put into the game," said Ward of the team's gradual success. "Our team has a lot of confidence in ourselves. There was no question that we could come back and win the game...
...hard to get to the games, to do what weneed to do," Ward said. "The smallest things, likepaying for your own meals during road trips" are aburden to the club...
...Ward said she "definitely" has Olympic dreamsand will take her first step toward pursuing themthis summer, at the under-23 national team camp.Yee and Wallison plan to room together next yearin Manhattan, and would not discount thepossibility of playing club Rugby there...