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Presidential candidate John F. Kerry also failed to adequately respond to attacks on his Vietnam service record by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth during the 2004 campaign, Jarding said...
...fifth-place finish in the singlehanded C-division. However, it was a third-place finish in the B-division that helped pace Harvard. Senior skipper Vincent Porter was joined by senior crew Ruth Schlitz and freshman Megan Watson in what was the Crimson’s strongest boat at the event.“We sailed alright, but it was kind of a disappointment for us,” Porter said. “The conditions were up and down. Everyone was a little inconsistent.”That inconsistency wasn’t terribly crippling for a Harvard squad...
...that the Harvard team won out in the end. The great great grandchildren of Joseph M. Cromwell are not quite as fortunate however—it’s now a matter of easily-searchable public record that their forebear was arrested for stealing a gold watch from Weld Boat House after being expelled from the law school in 1893.It’s easy, though, to wonder: so what? Does this information have any value to anyone apart from for voyeurs and curious genealogists? Well, maybe. Mr. Cromwell’s reasons for the theft are buried...
...faut aller voir" (We must go and see) was the motto aboard legendary sea explorer Jacques Cousteau's boat Calypso. With his 1956 Oscar-winning underwater-adventure documentary The Silent World, Cousteau transported millions of viewers to the Indian Ocean islands of Assomption and Aldabra?one of the world's largest coral atolls. Today it's possible to go in person. The Island Sky is a small expedition ship that departs from Mauritius, taking 100 passengers on 12-day-long cruises on these turquoise waters. Wading ashore on Aldabra, home to the world's largest population of giant tortoises...
...that this is a good test and it gets us refocused.”Both varsity races stayed close throughout, but it was the frustrating to-and-fro of the first varsity race that did in the Crimson. A sluggish start put Harvard six seats down as both boats settled to a race pace for the first 500 meters, but the Crimson kept Dartmouth from adding any more to its lead in the opening half of the race.A midway push helped the Crimson gain four seats back, trimming the Dartmouth advantage to a mere two seats. Then the Big Green...