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...trip notes conjured images of carrying the rafts down paths on the river bank, the reality in this boulder-strewn obstacle course is vastly different. It takes us two long days to traverse the gorge, from which we emerge bruised, tired and electrified. It's here that we truly slough off our normal lives; we might be journalists, public servants and businessmen out there, but in here we're hopelessly mortal, relying on our guides, ourselves and our next slippery foothold to get us through. Pat and our other guide, Dan, warn us that a fall here almost certainly means...
Brown coach Phil Estes was the first to address the throng of media in attendance. His first task was, unsurprisingly, to tell us about his defense. After discussing his star defensive back Angel Gutierrez, he ran off a slough of names—each of which has the phrase “very physical” next to it in my notes. I can’t be certain if he actually used that description in association with each of the players he mentioned or if I just got bored and went into “very physical?...
...possible to spot B.A.s from the more mainstream Hillsdale College in respectable professors’ academic histories from time to time.) Whatever inroads have been made, it’s unlikely that the monopoly on knowledge that Harvard, Yale and the other Ivies retain will ever slough off to schools with such bias...
...Democratic candidate, he will lose to the simplistic, shallow, flag-waving appeal of George W. Bush. The U.S. needs someone like John Edwards to inspire its youth and other voters to participate and to get rid of the Bush scourge on America's national welfare and future. Carl Richane Slough, England...
...with the family of the Utah girl abducted for nine months, allegedly by a religious fanatic and drifter who calls himself Emmanuel. The movie follows Ed and Lois Smart as they butt heads with the police, who are portrayed as wrongheaded and arrogant. They cast suspicion on Ed, and slough off the parents' pleas to look for Emmanuel, the family's former handyman. Dylan Baker, who played a suburban dad pedophile in the darkly comic movie Happiness, is the ideal choice for Ed--he radiates piety or creepiness depending on who looks at him. But while we get glimpses...