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...soft-sided bags, opt for materials like ballistic or Cordura nylons, which stand up to slashing and tearing better than leather or canvas. They also provide more protection from weather. The REI Tech Beast ($215) is made of abrasion-, moisture- and tear-resistant ballistic nylon, and the wear points are reinforced with Hypalon patches to better bear rough-and-tumble conditions. The luxe new Tourbach line from Victorinox Swiss Army ($260-$700) boasts a Swiss-engineered fabric called Performax that is tearproof and grime and water repellent...
...long ago, in a land far, far away… The Harvard men’s water polo team traveled coast-to-coast yesterday, trading the shifty New England weather for the warm southern California coast. This was no vacation, however; the Crimson players were on official business. Harvard faced the University of La Verne in a tightly contested match-up. A full 31 minutes of play could not separate the two teams. With only seconds left on the clock, the game-winner finally came—for ULV— dropping the Crimson, 8-7. For the last...
...Baird and Banay team faced the proverbial music next, receiving compliments from Schneider for the dress’ clean aesthetic and eggplant hue. The judges commented on Choi’s bare, night-club ready ensemble. “Obviously, this is a more warm weather outfit,” said Schneider...
...stood in a long line for a drink. Realistically, there were two choices: orange juice and Rolling Rock. I asked the bartender for the beer. We sat for a buffet lunch. Two club members populated our table. More conversation about the weather. I stared downward as I nursed the prime rib. And after lunch, we changed clothes for tackle football on the lawn, or, if you preferred, croquet. I wandered over to the creek and wondered which direction it was flowing...
Neither cold weather nor heavy rain could stop thousands upon thousands of people grimly walking to the funeral hall of the Troyekurovskoye cemetery on a distant edge of Moscow, to pay their last respects to journalist Anna Politkovskaya, assassinated last Saturday...