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...able to carry into doublehanded sailing.”SHERMAN HOYT TROPHYThe Crimson sent a co-ed contingent to Providence this weekend to compete in the Sherman Hoyt Trophy, hosted by Brown. The team came away with an 11th-place finish.Consistency was a problem for Harvard as both boats finished 12th in their division.“We had some very sporadic races. We either did pretty well or very badly,” sophomore crew Quincy Bock said. Skipper Garrity helmed the A-division boat, assisted by crews Bock and junior Winston Yan. Sophomore skipper John Stokes and junior...
...seem perplexing, then, that when France nabbed the nine men scouting a passing ship 100 miles off Somalia's coast and found their boat laden with assault rifles, grenade launchers, and grappling hooks, they simply confiscated the boats and gear, and handed the men over to the authorities on shore. The estimated $30 million in ransom payments that has flowed into pirate coffers in the area over the past year will easily pay for replacement equipment, and even in the remarkable event that the nine remain behind bars, there's no shortage of recruits to one of Somalia...
...biggest changes is to be found in Bursa, a 90-minute boat ride from Istanbul across the Marmara Sea. Just outside the old town is a sprawling Renault plant that dates back almost four decades. During the first years of its operation, the factory produced small cars for the Turkish domestic market - models that were already at the end of their life in Western Europe. But since 2000, Renault has used the Turkish plant as a significant export hub. It makes Renault's Mégane and Clio cars there for the rest of Europe, and has been upgrading...
...better potential driver that pervades all aspects of our economy than a new energy economy ... That's going to be my No. 1 priority when I get into office, assuming obviously that we have done enough to just stabilize the immediate economic situation. We've got a boat with a lot of leaks, and we need to get it into port. That's what the financial rescue package is about. But once we get it into port, once the credit markets are functioning effectively, then it's time for us to go back to the fundamentals of this economy...
...says it cannot reimburse passengers for lost time, hotel and other expenses due to delays, but Panza did offer the aggrieved couple $200 cash, plus $500 in travel vouchers. The newlyweds accepted the compensation, but their nightmare experience won't soon be forgotten. Ah, well. Hope that new gravy boat eases the pain...