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...islands annual revenues of $47 million (in contrast to the $7 million earned by islanders in 1981, mostly from the sale of wool). Ironically, for a population made rich by the indigenous marine life, the kelpers have no fishing fleets of their own; until three years ago, when a swimming pool was installed in the capital, most islanders did not even know how to swim...
...World War II meant the end ofcompulsory calisthenics and athleticparticipation, and I for one am grateful that theCollege no longer requires students to cross theCharles River for mandatory physical training orpass the dreaded 50-yard swim test...
...American mini-castle--half Aspen lodge, half Newport mansion. The solar heating in this house is a mere incidental, just one of Will's many idiosynchrosies. When Will had the house built a year ago, price was not an issue. Down stairs, there is one of those indoor swimming pools where you swim in one place and the water gets pumped by you. Sort of like walking on a treadmill, but more trendy...
...known as the vamp, were inspired by his observation of the taut, translucent lines of fishermen along the Arno River. The swooping heel of these shoes is also nautical, shaped like the keel of an America's Cup yacht. "The toes," he once said, "should always be free to swim...
...together. And third, we need to offer real science courses to the non-science student. Most hard scientists tend to belittle non-majors, assuming them to be cognitively inferior. The teachers keep on doing what they're trained to do, expecting the non-majors to sink or swim...