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...hunter, Actaeon; whereat the virgin moon goddess, her modesty offended, changed him into a stag. In Vermeer's version, circa 1653-54, there is no Actaeon, no river, no nakedness, and instead of plunging into the stream, Diana is merely having her foot washed in a basin by a nymph--Christian paganism, complete with that image of spiky, untouchable virtue, a thistle, sprouting by her side...
...With three All-Americans in Gill, Bonney, and Doyle, Harvard was well prepared for the rough conditions that awaited in the wind-tunnel that was the Charles Basin. Particularly when conditions are erratic, the work of the crew becomes essential for success. Kikuchi, Bonney, and Yu took nature’s challenge in full stride and guided Harvard with grace through yesterday’s six-team round robin...
...next weekend’s New England Dinghy Championships-the Atlantic Ocean. Hosted by the University of Rhode Island, next weekend’s regatta will bring new challenges, a different format, and an open sea setting that can hardly be as cozy as the well-contained Charles Basin...
...Basin Street Records...
Imagine explaining to chinese farmers pushing oxen through wet rice terraces that in California rice is planted from airplanes. Or coming across an old man scrubbing syringes and needles in a basin for reuse in the local hospital. Or watching fireworks soaring over the beautiful gorges of the Yangtze on Chinese New Year and realizing the town will soon be submerged by the biggest dam in the world...