Word: loss
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Several Harvard players performed brilliantly during the Crimson's loss. The multi-faceted Lutich sparkled both offensively and defensively, with 17 kills and 19 digs during the match. Denniston equaled her Wagner kills total...
...Crimson's freshmen made key contributions in Harvard's loss against Stony Brook. Freshman setter Mindy Jellin, who has comfortably eased into the role of the team's quarterback after the graduation of long-time Crimson star Kate Nash '99, compiled 47 assists and six digs for the match. Jellin's height has allowed her to become a key defensive asset for the Crimson in addition to being the core of Harvard's offense...
...upshot is that only 1 in 4 homeowners is covered for a potential catastrophic loss even though most properties are vulnerable. Consider: half of all Americans live within 50 miles of an ocean. The insurance industry recognizes that we are woefully underinsured for flood damage. And the industry has its own list of reasons for why that's so. Banks usually don't require the coverage but probably should. The Federal Government often jumps in with emergency assistance, a disincentive for paying for coverage. And policyholders fail to read the fine print and mistakenly believe they're covered...
This promising comic beginning is quickly dissipated by the curious affliction that overwhelms McCourt in his new surroundings: the total loss of his sense of humor. He is treated well in the U.S.--a job at the Biltmore Hotel, a room of his own, new friends--but it all seems like ashes to Frank: "New York was the city of my dreams but now I'm here the dreams are gone and it's not what I expected at all. I never thought I'd be going around a hotel lobby cleaning up after people and scouring toilet bowls...
...when the Gorbachevs were virtually held prisoners in their home during a coup attempt, my heart broke for Raisa. I knew she must be scared--for her husband and her country. So George and I both shed a tear when we learned of Raisa's death. We mourned the loss of a friend; we mourned the passing of a fascinating woman who gave much to this world; mainly we mourned for Mikhail. Theirs was a great love story, and we know he'll miss her terribly...