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...teams to finish ahead of them were from the Mid-Atlantic.The Crimson had to endure some unfamiliar conditions on the regatta’s second day.“We had a whole range of conditions,” Kovacs said. “We had medium breeze and light air on Saturday, and then pretty heavy winds, which we’re not too used to seeing on the [Charles River], on Sunday.”The B division team of junior captain and skipper Jon Garrity and junior crew Kerry Anne Bradford finished eighth. Freshman John Stokes sailed with...
...coach Rand Pecknold said of his team’s effort to recover from Friday night. “We needed the confidence from that.”Quinnipiac extended its first lead of the series later in the period. Goaltender Bud Fisher deflected a Harvard shot into the air and then batted it forward to his attackers, setting his offense up for the second of its four power-play scores at 8:10.“I don’t think it was a great surprise: we took a lot of needless penalties,” Crimson coach...
...A320 is a big plane - 130 passengers - too big to execute the infamous "Baghdad welcome," that heart-stopping corkscrew dive that characterized all my previous landings. The maneuver was designed to evade any terrorist attack by surface-to-air missiles, and executed to petrifying perfection by former South African air force pilots flying smaller, more nimble Fokker F-28 aircraft. Now Royal Jordanian Airways is willing to risk using the larger, more cumbersome (and more expensive) A320, it can only mean that the likelihood of a SAM attack has greatly diminished. Reassured, I actually sleep through most...
...surge. In many places, artists have painted huge murals on the walls, mostly scenes from Iraq's history, stretching back to the time of Hammurabi. The purpose is to make the walls seem less oppressive, but it also has another, unintended effect - the murals give the walls an air of permanence...
...Obama brings a refreshing air of exuberance to the campaign, but where are the details of his programs? Is he waiting to see which way the wind blows before he enlightens the public with clear, concise and executable programs? We cannot afford on-the-job training and haphazardly laid out plans. We need a leader as direct and consistent as any politician can be in today's world of special-interest groups and demographically conflicting views and needs. Clinton brings to the table detailed programs and objectives. She might not be so exciting, but she is definitely what the doctor...