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...hockey team to a convincing 5-0 victory over an overmatched Union squad Saturday afternoon at Bright Hockey Center. Playing for the second straight game without head coach Katey Stone and tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt, who are both taking part in the Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., the Crimson (3-0-1, 3-0-1 ECAC) put forth its best effort of the season. Harvard used a 46-shot barrage to tackle the Union defense while limiting the Dutchwomen (0-11-1, 0-4-0 ECAC) to only 12 shots on goal. Harvard had a single tally...
...coached the U.S. Women’s Under-22 team and won a gold medal with the U-18 team at the World Championships this past January. Her next and final test will be to lead Team USA at the Four Nations Cup starting next Tuesday in Lake Placid...
Down, Dow! Here's a reason to hope for a bad market close: From now through Dec. 19, the High Peaks Resort (800-755-5598), in Lake Placid, N.Y., is offering weekend rates tied to the Dow's closing. For example, if the Dow closes on Friday at 8,387, you can book a room that weekend...
...Pearl River of “The Wide Net.” The story’s protagonist is searching the river for the body of his wife, who may or may not have drowned herself. Despite the gravity of the main character’s situation, he remains placid, just like the river Welty describes: “The sandbars were pink or violet drifts ahead. Where the light fell on the river, in a wandering from shore to shore, it was leaf-shaped spangles that trembled softly, while the dark of the river was calm...
Pakistan, a country of 173 million people that encompasses dusty plains, sublime mountain peaks and some of the world's most densely populated cities, has rarely been a placid place since it became an independent nation in 1947. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Islamabad, with U.S. and Saudi funding, sent thousands of men across the border to join Afghans in fighting the Soviets. The Pakistani military used religious schools in the borderland to train and equip Afghan mujahedin and to heal them when they returned. More than 3 million Afghan refugees took shelter in Pakistan's cities...