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...thought it set the tone for the rest of the season.” Despite this effort, the Crimson had trouble all season translating its ability into victories. In addition to the 5-0 defeat at the hands of the Tigers, Harvard also lost, 5-1, to lowly Rhode Island and even dropped a home match against Holy Cross, losing in overtime, 2-1. The Crusaders finished the season with a 4-14-2 record. “To lose that game in overtime was really tough, especially with our past record against them,” Odorczyk said...
...driving down to Washington’s team facility in the nation’s capital. “I knew it was between one of the six East Coast teams.”Of six teams in the Eastern Conference—along with the Boston Cannons, Long Island Lizards, New Jersey Pride, Philadelphia Barrage, and Rochester Rattlers—the Bayhawks, located in D.C., are actually the farthest from Flood’s current home in New Jersey. But that didn’t stop the midfielder from getting to the team complex as soon as he could...
...Dream Lives If são tomé really has the oil it hopes for, can the island get it right where so many others have failed? Maybe. In 2003, a group of former mercenaries known as the Buffaloes seized power for a week to protest over the secrecy and corruption surrounding concessions granted to Nigeria. The Buffaloes are now the Christian Democratic Front, and the support they lay claim to underlines public wariness that São Tomé might "do a Gabon," as the party's leader Alecio Costa puts...
...Palacoeur For the head concierge at the Intercontinental Bora Bora resort--a former employee of the Paris Ritz, Le Crillon and Le Bristol--fulfilling guests' needs can be a challenge on a remote South Pacific island. "If a guest wants a Cuban cigar, he doesn't need to know you've anticipated his request by at least a month to get it through local customs," says Palacoeur, who lists among his triumphs securing a submarine for an underwater wedding in which the groom was a diver but the bride was not. "That was the deepest kiss I ever...
...ground. By the time they approach re-enlistment, most captains have about eight years in uniform and are the most experienced officers who still work directly with new recruits. "If you start losing company-grade officers, that has a long-term, deleterious impact," said Senator Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat who is himself a former Army captain...