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After Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke on Jan. 4, his doctors induced the coma in which the then Israeli Prime Minister has remained, unlikely to recover. According to newspaper reports, Sharon, 78, opened his eyes several times on May 28 while being transferred from a Jerusalem hospital to a long-term-care facility, the Chaim Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv. Doctors do not believe that his overall condition has changed, although they are continuing efforts to awaken him. Dr. Zeev Rotstein, Sheba's director, said last week, "We will treat him as best...
...course boathouse as violent storms rolled in during the early afternoon. “We were just getting ready to start and a huge storm began, so the raced got delayed and we had to hide in this little hut for an hour,” sophomore varsity stroke George Kitovitz said. “All the crews had to take their boats out and run for the nearest shelter.”But when the time came, when the wind had died down and the referees resumed their positions, neither rain nor lightning could keep the Tigers from fulfilling...
...first in both heats to claim good lanes for the finals.“You’ve got to give it up to Cornell,” Reid said. “They sold the farm to get lane one, and they won the heat at a 38 [stroke rating].” And as it turned out, Cornell—seeded eighth in the varsity race—saved its best for last, both during the EARC season and at Sprints. The Cornell varsity stormed out to a commanding lead within the first 500 meters in the varsity...
...Yale loss showed] we’re capable of doing really great stuff,” varsity stroke Chip Schellhorn said. “We just have to put it together. On one hand it’s encouraging that we can come back, but on the other it’s discouraging that we didn’t race the whole piece like that...
...Navy second varsity overcame a six-seat deficit after the halfway mark to nip Harvard’s second varsity by a seat in Annapolis—a loss that forced the Crimson to reexamine its race plan and stroke rating after the midway point...