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...advanced Boy Scout group for teenagers, remember with awe the time they were sailing a 65-ft. schooner across Long Island Sound, and a violent storm blew out the mainsail. "Some of the boys were crying or vomiting," recalls one sailor, but Hazelwood volunteered to climb the 50-ft. mast to haul in the sail and its hardware. "Jeff related to sailing like a pro golfer who swings a club for the first time," recalls Sea Scout Ralph Naranjo, who today runs a local yacht club. "He had a real feeling for the vessel...
...discuss Hazelwood, including stories about his ship- handling feats. In 1985, for instance, Hazelwood was captain of the Exxon Chester, an asphalt carrier, as it headed from New York to South Carolina. Offshore of Atlantic City the ship ran into a freak storm. High winds snapped the ship's mast, and it toppled, along with the ship's radar and electronics gear. With 30-ft. waves and 50-knot winds overpowering the vessel, several sailors grabbed life jackets and prepared to abandon ship. But Hazelwood calmed the crew and rigged a makeshift antenna. After radioing shore, he guided the Chester...
...Boston-Cambridge area sent a telegram to President Bush suggesting limited political action. In a tersely worded message, the 11 leading academic experts acknowledged the importance of U.S.-China ties, but suggested granting automatic visa extensions to all Chinese students in the U.S., flying American flags half-mast at embassies in China, and giving "sympathetic consideration" to Chinese requests for political asylum...
...will testify, the immune system can sometimes react to pollen, animal dander, molds and drugs that are normally harmless. In allergy victims, however, the immune system goes into high gear at the appearance of these substances, or allergens. It begins producing antibodies called immunoglobulin E, which attach themselves to mast cells located in the tissues of the skin, in the linings of the respiratory and intestinal tracts, and around the blood vessels. The mast cells promptly begin to release a number of chemical signals, including histamine, a substance that dilates blood vessels and makes it easier for cells to pass...
...very first Captain Midlife), hopping from port to port, dreaming up a storm. The Captain knows too well what the voyage of Ulysses was all about. Circe gives the old come-hither. Calypso does her little dance. The Sirens sing. No need to tie the buzzard to the mast. He's been tied there all along. The Odyssey: one long wild fling...