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...hikers shook trees and waved their jackets to attract the searchers' attention...
Alan Furst remembers exactly when he first looked on evil. In Russia, in 1983. A visiting journalist, he saw it reflected in the tired eyes of a middle-aged woman on a Moscow bus; in the frightened obedience of a man when a Soviet policeman shook his finger at the man; in a jab in the back when he offended a Yalta ferry purser. Says Furst, who talks with the same cinematic vigor that fills his six fine spy novels: "I thought, I'll pay him back when I get to the typewriter...
With Ragontse leading 1-0 in games and the score deadlocked at 3-3 in the second game, Abraham rolled his ankle and appeared as if he would have to retire. Although he shook it off and continued to play, his range of motion was considerably reduced and his frustration soon became apparent when he semi-intentionally whacked the glass wall on an aborted swing...
Looking at the big picture, the Crimson's discouraging defeat on Saturday does little to affect the overall conference positions. Harvard shook Dartmouth off its back and moved into a tie for third place with Cornell, leaving the Big Green alone in fifth place...
...Democratic donor's drug-dealer son; Morgan Stanley chairman Philip J. Purcell, for paying six figures to hear the inaugural address of Clinton's ex-presidency. (Clinton has told friends that Purcell didn't seem to object to the standing ovation Clinton got, or the fact that he shook hands with Morgan Stanley clients for two hours afterward.) UBS Warburg may not be the last to rescind its speaking invitation. Even Yale University, which has invited Clinton and current and former Presidents Bush to help commemorate its 300th anniversary this spring, is a little skittish. "We hope it blows over...