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...Elissa Reidy led the way on the women’s side, placing second in the long jump with a leap of 5.36 meters. Sophomore Shannon Flahive finished fifth in the event with a 5.31-meter jump. Classmate Becky Christensen placed third in the high jump after clearing the bar at 1.75 meters. The Crimson’s success on the field also included a fifth-place finish in the pole vault from junior Clara Blattler.The javelin, an event not included in the indoor season, quickly showed itself to be an area of strength for Harvard. Freshman Eda Karesin finished...
...That S.O.P. in Hollywood, where stars are endlessly creative in finding ways to hit bottom. But even under that low bar, Hutton could do the limbo. In the late '70s she was discovered working as a cook and housekeeper in a Rhode Island rectory. There, she told Robert Osborne in a 2000 Turner Classic Movies interview, she found salvation under the gentle care of Father Peter McGuire. Hutton earned a cum laude degree from Salve Regina College, then taught drama and music. Her motto might have been the Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen novelty number she sang in the movie...
...national smoking law that had been predicted to be roundly ignored is instead almost universally obeyed. To better understand this twist, I track down an American writer friend, Sima Belmar, who moved to Naples two years ago and married a native, Antonio Capezzuto. He owns a small wine bar, and he has an explanation for the good behavior. "You respect the person who is running a business," he says, "not because it's the law." As we walk past colorful markets of produce and fresh fish on Via del Tribunale, with the vendors calling Belmar's 10-month-old daughter...
...meter-high doors of the Faena Hotel and Universe, tel: (54-11) 4010 9000. Impressively, he makes good on his out-of-the-world claim with lush red velvet interiors, spacious rooms (from around $330), an award-winning cabaret, a wonderfully indulgent spa, two terrific restaurants and a welcoming bar. Almost any request, from tango lessons to football tickets, can be handled by the lovely "experience managers" guests are assigned upon check-in, which takes place not at a reception desk (there is none) but in a soothing, modish hall that sets the tone for one's stay...
...Committee on Energy and Commerce, Dingell comes from a state congenitally opposed to any measure that could pinch the auto industry. Democrats hope to spin that in their favor, arguing that any climate-change legislation that gets through his committee will have the legitimacy of having cleared a high bar...