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...harbor, most of the luxury yachts have left for safer moorings, while across the channel the massive floating oil rigs ready to be towed to sea have stood firm. But a large shrimp boat, 50 feet long or more, sits on its side in the parking lot in front of Willie G's Seafood and Steakhouse, wedged between a crushed parking lot tollbooth and the tramline rails, its anchor hanging like a noose over the roof of the tram stop...
...previous record was a 40-yard kick last year, also against Lafayette. With one swift kick, Long split the uprights and extended Harvard’s lead to 10-3. Long was called upon again with just under six minutes left in the game. From the Leopard 28, Long stood poised for a 45-yard attempt. His successful kick set yet another new career-long and put the score out of reach for Lafayette. Long wasn’t the only one breaking personal records. Setting him up for his new record kick was junior Cheng Ho?...
Esquire’s forward-looking list, published in honor of the magazine’s 75th Anniversary, includes music producers, Nobel Prize winners, children of accused terrorists, and current heads of state. But as Esquire’s editors compiled the list, individuals from one locale stood...
...Prince to some course of action.Suddenly he was beside her, taking the piece of chalk from her willing hand. “Ah! I’ve scribbed all over the table!” she exclaimed with mock regret, tracing the lines with a suggestive finger.The Prince stood very close to her, turning the piece of chalk in his hand. “There’s one thing I’ve long wanted to ask you,” he said in a low voice.“Please do,” she replied huskily.He manipulated...
...Cooper says he plans to vote for the measure, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who has always stood behind the Blue Dogs and isn't happy about the Senate's maneuver, will likely sign on reluctantly as well. But even with Barack Obama calling some of the Blue Dogs to get their support, not all of them have been convinced. "I don't believe this bill is the right medicine to cure the disease," says Rep. Jim Matheson, a Utah Democrat who co-chairs the Blue Dogs. "The Senate version is even worse. It's larded up with more...