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While spring break for most Harvard students means a respite from all the rigors of campus life here in Cambridge, for the Crimson’s co-ed and women’s sailing teams, the week-long break only brings additional hours out on the water...
...without question, the day belonged to O’Connor, who earned a place among his long-time heroes by tying Jantzen for the most wins in program history. O’Connor’s career record of 132-16 stands as a testament to four solid years in Cambridge...
...names and faces; she can tell you the names of nearly every one of her members' children and grandchildren. She sends hand-written cards congratulating parents on their offspring's milestones. "She's very gracious, courteous. She was raised in a family of politicians," says Rep, George Miller, a long time confidante and fellow Californian. "Illness, sickness, births, graduations and acceptances to college: she celebrates people's good fortune." (Take a glimpse into the world of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi...
...theater, it was both effective and mysterious: clips of the blood curse led international news broadcasts, with viewers and analysts bewildered as to what the protesters were trying to achieve. But in Thailand, it was anything but an aberration. Curses, dark rituals and black magic have long been part of the political culture of the country and some of its neighbors. And to some Thai analysts, the strange rite was a rare public revelation of a more covert aspect of the ongoing conflict between the country's political movements - a war of the supernatural. (See pictures of the 2008 protests...
...Taksin at their rallies, some Red Shirt guards dress in the style of King Taksin's soldiers, and banners spell the ousted prime minister's name in the manner of the 18th century king. It's a revelation in a land where near-universal reverence for King Bhumibol has long been assumed. But Thaksin may feel his time is coming, as the king is 82 and ill health. And just about any Thai will tell you that astrologers have foretold there will only be nine Chakri kings. King Bhumibol is the ninth Chakri king...