Word: sailing
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...cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.” In his health care speech in 1978, I heard him excite even the Carter supporters in the room when he attacked the President’s caution: “Sometimes a party must sail against the wind. We cannot afford to drift or lie at anchor. We cannot heed the call of those who say it is time to furl the sail...
Because her children are healthy and well-nourished, Jane said they will sail through childhood diseases such as measles and chicken pox without trouble - and get lifelong immunity from the exposure. And she said, because the U.S. is a relatively healthy first-world country with a well-functioning health care system, she feels safe in making the choice to vaccinate selectively. "Looking at the diseases mumps, measles and rubella in a country like the U.S.... it doesn't tend to be a problem," Jane said. "Children will do fine with these diseases in a developed country that has good nutrition...
Wild weather followed the Harvard sailing team around New England last weekend, but the sailors prevailed, finishing near the top of the pack in three regattas.The Crimson’s top co-ed sailors spent the weekend in Newport, R.I., sailing at the New England Dinghy Championship. The squad’s seventh-place finish earned it a berth in the ICSA Coed Dinghy National Semifinals.Meanwhile, some of the younger members of Harvard’s co-ed team sailed closer to home in the Oberg Trophy, held on the Charles River. The Crimson placed sixth in the 15-team...
...Crimson’s co-ed team defeated the Coast Guard Academy in a sail-off to take the Lynne Marchiando Trophy in brisk wind on Sunday...
...because it has a massive amount of money. Wouldn't it make more sense to just change the golf ball rather than the whole course?" There's certainly some precedent for such a move: in 1986, changes were made to the aerodynamics of javelins amid fears that they would sail into the stands...