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Marcello Burricks is not your typical America's cup yachtsman. Raised in a rough, mixed-race township on South Africa's Cape of Good Hope peninsula, he had to prove himself as a street fighter long before he ever climbed aboard a sailboat. In his early teens, he fraternized with local gangs and got in knife fights. These days, however, he puts his strength into grinding winches and helping to trim the mainsail of a sleek, 25-m America's Cup?class racing yacht. Burricks' journey from local tough guy to élite sailor is just one of the remarkable...
...with its regular weekend rotation, Dartmouth will likely start with sophomore Russell Young (3-2, 3.96) tomorrow in Game 1 and go with senior staff ace Josh Faiola (5-2, 1.90) in the nightcap. It will be the first appearance for Faiola, a former co-MVP of the prestigious Cape Cod League, since going 12 innings in an epic 2-1 loss to Yale on April 22. In that start, he threw 145 pitches.Haviland said the Crimson won’t expect Faiola to show signs of wear.“Sometimes you throw 145 and have no stress...
...Professor Caroline Elkins and Radcliffe Fellow Geraldine Brooks, how did you celebrate winning the Pulitzer? Caroline Elkins: “I’ve opened a couple bottles of champagne. I’m in Cape Cod right now with some family and friends.” Geraldine Brooks: “Well, I had my Radcliffe presentation and a discussion forum at the Kennedy School of Government coming up...I will probably be in the stacks at Widener for the next couple of days...
...about their children's and grandchildren's future? If successful, smart people are not prepared to change the way they live, then what hope have we got? Why do car companies keep producing gas-guzzling polluters? Why don't governments ban the production of large automobile engines? Doug Austin Cape Town Please do not advise us to "be worried." We can't halt global warming if we act like parents waiting up for a teenager out past curfew. We have to be proactive. We must make radical changes in the way we live, not just wring our hands while watching...
...BREAK After studying product design in Cape Town and in Zwolle, the Netherlands, and working at Dutch design studio DenHartogMusch and at Alsop Architects, Frank settled in London, where he sells his "free-range" products made of urban detritus (think brick accessory bowl). Soon he plans to relocate to Catalonia, Spain, for the warmer clime. He hopes to teach his sustainable-design techniques to poor South Africans and help them organize a free-trade work group...