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...1970s, growing from 45 resorts encompassing about 1,200 units in 1975 to 1,660 resorts holding 194,000 units in 2008. And just when the industry doesn't need it, a new wave of inventory is expected in the next few quarters as distressed condo and hotel owners start converting their properties into time-share units...
Walter Isaacson's article on national standards for public schools makes many important points [April 27]. As an English teacher at a high school with many Navy kids, I'd love to know that students coming from other states have a common background for me to start from. But before we set standards, we need to define the purpose of a public education. Right now, public schools are trying to be all things to all people: teaching about everything from harassment to baby care, and doing much of it poorly. We need a mission statement and a definition of basic...
...posting the third-worst record (8-12) in the Ancient Eight overall. Injuries were a factor—then-junior slugger Tom Stack-Babich went down early in the year and the pitching staff took a couple of big blows when it lost then-sophomore Eric Eadington after two starts and highly-touted prospect Greg Malley never made it to the mound at all.Still, with established senior starters Shawn Haviland ’08 and Brad Unger ’08 headlining the rotation, former captain Matt Vance ’08 leading an experienced lineup, and a number...
...Kantrovitz graduated from Brown, the Cardinals selected their city’s native son in the 25th round of the Major League draft.Playing professionally was just the next step in what Kantrovitz saw as the natural progression of things.“I was just trying to be the starting shortstop on my high school baseball team and then I was trying to be the starting shortstop at Brown,” he says. “You keep doing that and eventually people start to take notice. I didn’t want to do anything else...
...league clubs arrive with pens and pads and eyes carefully trained to pick out the best the amateur baseball ranks have to offer. It was a time for Crimson prospects to look their best, but for them and their new student manager, freshman West Resendes, it was also the start of a season, a connection, a bond...