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Larson earned 1999 Ivy Player of the Year honors for efforts as Harvard's sweeper. She was the anchor of a Crimson defense that gave up just eight goals during the regular season--the lowest total in the nation...
...drove up to the Wahweap Lodge, a sleek-looking hotel by the water's edge, and eyed the 60 or so houseboats bobbing at anchor, ranging in size from the 36-ft. Standard class, which sleeps six, up to the 60-ft. Admiral, which can bed more than 10. All the rental boats and the five marinas scattered around the 186-mile-long lake are owned and operated by the Aramark Corp., the concessionaire for the National Park Service. Before turning in for the night, we had a little preparation to do. I gave the video on houseboat safety...
...time to don my captain's hat. Question was, Could I drive, er, pilot a two-story house? During the next several hours, Steve gave us a crash course on how to operate the high-powered generator, prime the engine, use the toilet, work the marine radio and anchor the boat. Under his watchful eye, I soon settled into the captain's chair to take over the wheel. And then, good news! It became obvious that driving a houseboat--even a 60-footer--is a snap. Its dual engines powered us so smoothly over the lake that we wouldn...
DIED. ROBERT TROUT, 91, broadcast journalism pioneer who helped create the news anchor position; in New York City (see Eulogy, below...
...reasons for Washington's concern is obvious: Egypt, the first Arab state to make peace with Israel, plays an anchor role in the peace process, supported by Jordan. It's extremely unlikely that any new peace initiatives could get off the ground without their support, and by downgrading diplomatic ties they're sending a message to the Palestinian and Arab streets that there are no hopes of any short-term resumption of peace efforts. Yet it is those same streets, in combination with Israel's use of more aggressive tactics in recent weeks, that may have forced that decision...