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...many observers aren’t expecting much from this year’s Crimson after last year’s 8-7 edition suffered from a propensity to prepare inadequately for games against lesser opponents and stumbled to a 2-4 Ivy record...
...television this month that he would be "extremely disappointed" if the initiative were defeated. He pointed out the obvious paradox that Geneva is home to the U.N.'s European branch, including the World Health Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Trade Organization and two dozen lesser-known entities. "Can Switzerland really stay on the sidelines of the global community?" he asked...
...speak, about Arab culture. This he does with engaging humor and scant respect for many Arab governments. He intersperses juicy recipes and equally juicy stories about growing up in Nablus and attending conferences around the world as an adult. He explains how to make falafel, tabbouleh, baba ghanoush and lesser-known dishes. At the same time, the reader picks up knowledge that is not strictly culinary. For example, that baba means coquettish and ghanoush is, roughly, dissolute - adjectives that seem unlikely for an aubergine purée but which Jamal explains in a delightful story about his aunt's unmarried...
...good girl." Montillet's success against two skiers who had proved themselves in international competition with nine world and World Cup championships between them was all the more surprising, since she had never won even a single major international competition. Maybe that's the answer: not winning lesser races could be the surefire formula for Olympic downhill golds...
...good girl." Montillet's success against two skiers who had proved themselves in international competition with nine world and World Cup championships between them was all the more surprising, since she had never won even a single major international competition. Maybe that's the answer: not winning lesser races could be the surefire formula for Olympic downhill golds...