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...sight of a boy washing his horse in the surf on an empty black-sand beach, or copra drying in someone's front yard, is common. Hiva Oa is the second largest island in the Marquesas, a distinct group of 14 isles within French Polynesia, located about three hours northeast of the French Polynesian capital Papeete. It's the kind of far-flung spot on the map that would attract an artist looking to escape the clutches of the world, and that's what Paul Gauguin did here in 1901. (See pictures of luxury private islands...
...people in the south treat the northeast as a subrace of Brazilians.' ROBERTO QUIŃIERO, a market owner in Pedreiras, Brazil, criticizing government relief efforts after flooding in the region forced more than 260,000 people from their homes...
...team of 12 Soviet delegates came to Harvard as part of a month long tour of American northeastern colleges in an effort to foster greater cultural understanding.The group constituted one of two assembled on the basis of geographical area and professional interest. While one group toured universities in the Northeast, the other toured those in the Midwest.The 12 visitors—eight men and four women—arrived in Cambridge, where they surveyed the Harvard campus, met with University administrators and students, and attended lectures and conferences. The delegates were selected in such a way as to guarantee representation...
...struggled against the top-notch competition, although No. 69 Chris Clayton, the Crimson co-captain, provided one bright spot, beating No. 12 Nate Schnugg of Georgia. Harvard competed in a series of invitationals throughout the fall and winter in preparation for the spring. Clayton had a very successful Wilson/ITA Northeast Tennis Regional tournament, in which he was seeded No. 1 in both singles and doubles. The senior recovered from his quarterfinal loss at last year’s regionals by beating Columbia’s Bogdan Borta in the finals, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3. After two tiebreakers, Clayton...
...Rhoads was great,” Cho said. “He is helpful when he needs to be, and lets us figure things out on our own when we should.” Despite the success the Crimson found during its regular season and throughout tournaments in the Northeast, Harvard was unable to improve on its 19th-place showing at the NCAA Regional Championship in early May. “[That] was a tough weekend for us,” departing senior Emily Balmert said. “We did not play as well as we would have liked...