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...team found some unusual difficulty in the waters of Hanover, N.H. over the weekend. Having won the event two out of the past three years, the squad placed seventh out of a field of 17 teams at the Mrs. Hurst Bowl.The B-division duo of skipper Powers and sophomore crew Marie Appel led Harvard’s efforts on Mascoma Lake. The pair placed second overall in its division’s 10 races, finishing in the top three in four of those 10 contests.“There was a strong but shifty breeze out on the lake this...
...what criteria does he or she use? We must stop assuming that we face a choice between heroic governmental protection from terrorism and no protection at all. At least with regard to airborne terror (remember also the “shoe bomber,” foiled by passengers and crew), vigilant citizens may be the only defense we have and need...
...toward the northwest coast of Australia. By dawn, the Australian navy had intercepted the boat. As members of the HMAS Albany stepped on board, they noticed a strong smell of gasoline. Moments later, the craft exploded, leaving all of its human passengers - 47 Afghani asylum-seekers and two Indonesian crew members -stranded in the water. Five Afghanis died, and dozens, including four navy personnel and the crew, were injured in the blast...
...Five months later, the cause of the explosion on Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel (SIEV) 36 - as the Australian government later named it -has not been determined. But The Australian has reported that the fuel was deliberately ignited by the Indonesian crew members, believed to be human smugglers, as an attempt to prevent authorities from turning the boat back to Indonesia. Afghan elder Hassan Gulam, who interviewed the refugees, recently told the press that it was an accident that occurred during refueling. Wherever the truth lies, the investigation became a political powder-keg when rumors started to circulate that the Australian...
Parking was blocked off on part of Plympton Street to make room for the production crew, and a sign on JFK warned passersby that they may well appear in the movie inadvertently...