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...distant bleachers was banging a drum slowly to wake up either the offense or the ghosts of the past. George Vukovich stood where Rocky Colavito once stood. The 5,000 people rattling around the 74,208-seat Temple of Doom looked as if they wanted to wipe the stupid grin off the face of Chief Wahoo, the mascot whose very name was a cruel joke both to Native Americans and to Cleveland fans. There was talk of moving the franchise somewhere else, somewhere nice...
...they were in the clear. As the helicopters drew near the Adriatic, the Marines could feel the warm air and smell the cypress and pine trees of the Dalmatian coast. When Berndt turned to see how his passenger was doing, O'Grady looked up at the commander, gave a grin and a thumbs-up. "I knew then," Berndt says, "that...
...really gambling," someone asks, "aren't the odds fifty-fifty that you're going to lose as much as you make?" "At your casino maybe," Eugene, 34, answers with a grin. At the Caribbean Casino -- one of Eugene's Internet gambling dens now operating in beta (for fun) mode and set to begin in earnest (for real money) within two weeks-the odds are 70 to 30 in favor of the house. Whether you are playing blackjack, poker, roulette or the slots, he says, "you are absolutely guaranteed to lose your money most of the time...
Known on campus for her Irish-accented voice and gap-toothed grin, the Harvard senior has received many awards for her acting. Her first year, she was the recipient of the Independent's distinguished 1992 Newcomer of the Year award. Her Junior year, she won the David Mason Little Award, given annually to a promising Adams House junior who exemplifies the character of the house. And this past year, she was awarded the Jonathan Levy Prize, which is presented to the mosttalented actor on campus...
...acceptance letter from Harvard clutched in my hand. In front of me was a woman whom I particularly admired, one of the deans who had given me incredible amounts of encouragement and support over the years. Moments earlier, she had showered me with congratulations, telling me with a broad grin how proud she was and how confident she was that I would do well...