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...schools and universities (think Grottlesex and Ivys). Rowers and crew aficionados lounged on plastic folding chairs, sipping Hefeweizen Unfiltered Wheat Beer out of plastic cups as shells smoothly zipped by. The North Yarmouth Academy tent proudly displayed an assortment of M&M’s and Tootsie Roll Pops amid a seasonal arrangement of pumpkins. Its neighbor, Berwick Academy, had a less impressive spread: a basket of apples and unopened jugs of apple cider kept lonely company with a welcome book yet to be signed by a single alum. But the top-tier tent village was about much more than...
...with the Game looming just three weeks away, the issue of the final tailgate restrictions remains unresolved. And although University Hall and student leaders alike are paying lip-service to the idea of a Harvard-Yale weekend full of events, few concrete plans have yet emerged. Amid some campus skepticism, Lee looks on the bright side.“Harvard-Yale is still Harvard-Yale,” he says. “We’re going to do what we do and we’re going to have a great time regardless. Don?...
Word of the kidnapping spread quickly among U.S. soldiers around Baghdad Monday night. Even pilots in the air heard about the disappearance soon after. I first learned of the abduction from a Blackhawk crewman, who shouted the news into my ear amid the roar of the helicopter's rotors...
...called an emergency meeting with Sri Lankan tour operators to deal with the crisis. While the government and the l.t.t.e. say they will attend peace talks in Geneva this week, the fighting continues: the Sri Lankan navy engaged Tiger rebels in a fierce sea battle last Friday, killing 20. Amid the mayhem, even hardy travelers are likely to rethink their vacation plans...
...stocks or real estate--if you must in order to meet current expenses--and keep paying on the life policy. But if you're inclined to let your life insurance run out or surrender it for its cash value, consider a life settlement first. Like finding something of value amid the junk in your attic, you'll be happy you didn't just toss...