Word: superb
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While Clarkson's catbird seat should be quite familiar to it, some teams will find itself in new positions in 1999-2000. The biggest drop-off should come from New Jersey. Princeton has finally graduated the last of a superb talent cycle that forged the fabled "Orange Line" anchored by Jeff Halpern and Scott Bertoli...
Most recently, Mazzoleni caught the nation's eye with his superb coaching ability at Miami...
Clark went on to found Silicon Graphics, Netscape and Healtheon, creating three multibillion-dollar companies. (So far.) I learned about Veblen--and loads about Clark--in Michael Lewis' new book, The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story (Norton; $25.95). It's a superb book and explains how engineers are the greatest creators of wealth in history and why Silicon Valley is the center of the universe (and how Clark came to be the center of the Valley). I tend to dislike most nonfiction, since so many writers approach their work as if they were doing the reader a favor...
...Congram is hoping to train his young champ four of one junior and three sophomores for future victories, and he looks forward to the Head of the Charles "to compete with the international rowers." The women's program, coached by Joe Wilhelm, are also a fairly young team with superb athletic talent. The champ eight has four returning varsity rowers, but Wilhelm feels wary about his young team: "inexperience can lead to inconsistency." However, the novice crew was 8 and 2 last year, with talent that bodes well for the future. "It's great to have a regatta this size...
Harvard was led by Ivy League Player of the Week, sophomore outside hitter Erin Denniston, who had 13 kills and 9 digs for the Crimson. Junior middle hitter Katherine Hart had another superb game as well, recording 10 kills and 12 digs...