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...James Cracknell avenged the defeat they suffered in the World Cup regatta in Lucerne in July at the hands of Australians James Tomkins and Drew Ginn. The British crew - who until that defeat had been virtually unchallenged, winning a string of 24 world-class races - overcame the Aussies' smoother technique with raw power. All in all, a good week's sport in Spain. FOOTBALL Boring, Boring Arsenal Time was that opposing fans would taunt Arsenal as boring. That was when the north London side played a dour, defensive game. Today it is the team's own fans who chant, "Boring...
...conference committee because the House and the Senate can’t agree on identification requirements for voters. The solution, at least in the short term, is to strike the amendments regarding identification and worry about that later, passing the crucial legislation which will make voting procedures smoother this fall...
...news that Feinberg was human spread quickly via e-mail among the families, and, coincidence or not, the relationship between the special master and those he serves has been smoother since. "The families still ask the same demanding questions," says Stephen Push, whose wife died on Flight 77 when it crashed into the Pentagon. "But he's getting better at fielding them. It takes a lot of sensitivity to deal with people who are grieving as much as we are, and he's improving...
...features--or at least, Apple's new Jaguar ($129) is. It's the latest upgrade to the Mac OS--10.2, if you're keeping count. Previous versions of OS X were criticized for being slower than their predecessor, OS 9, but Jaguar zooms on by. Graphics and text look smoother than ever and are put to good use in some neat new programs. There's iChat (compatible with AOL Instant Messenger), in which conversations take place in little speech balloons. Sherlock 3 will find movies, flight times and Yellow Pages listings in a click or two without the hassle...
...Harvard-Yale is a four-mile race and training for that really improves our fitness,” said sophomore Kip McDaniel of the first varsity. “We’re definitely going smoother and faster than we had all year. It’s a nice way to end the season...