It's a time-honored tradition in the NHL, and it draws fans to the games the same way they go to NASCAR races to see crashes.

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It's a time-honored process where both sides will pay their respects and chat politely.

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To be sure, it's a tradition more honored in the breach than the observance.

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And it's why we're honored to celebrate these five remarkable performers, who for decades have helped to sustain and strengthen the American spirit.

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"It's something that I take, and am very honored to hear stuff like that, but it doesn't mean anything right now, " Stepan said, referring to Tortorella's praise.

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Well, it looks like it's the season for pioneering inventors to be honored, with Chuck Thacker's recent Turing Award win now followed up by Roger L. Easton's induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

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And it's not that the CD doesn't mind time-honored themes in pop music.

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It was just one way the school community honored Jonathan at Friday's game.

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By rights, the F12 shouldn't be able to do what Ferrari says it can do, which is to lap the Fiorano circuit, the company's time-honored reference track, in 1:23.

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