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...time when the job market still seems bleak, the outlook for Alex and Cindi Ignatovsky, both 33, could not be much brighter. After trying out a number of different careers, the Aptos, Calif., couple have recently discovered their true callings. Alex, who had been a paralegal and had also done a brief stint as an insurance salesman, has just started working as a juvenile-probation officer, helping kids wend their way through the crowded criminal-justice system. Cindi, who previously was an editor and a graphic designer, is now busy finishing up an intensive, multiyear program to become an acupuncturist...
...those blissfully unaware of The Bachelor, the show's setup went like this: a 31-year-old management consultant, ALEX MICHEL, was introduced by abc to 25 strangers vying to become his wife. Each week he narrowed the field after assessing how the competitors performed in such challenges as lavish dinners, mud baths and trips to Hawaii. Like all high-stakes sporting events, the final episode last Thursday, in which Michel picked between the two remaining contestants, kicked off with a one-hour preshow--in this one, the 23 women thwarted in their quest to become Mrs. Michel reunited...
...guide "in search of the perfect E," it follows Aitkenhead and her hubby Paul as they wander through America, Southeast Asia, South Africa and the Netherlands looking for a way to recapture their early transcendent experiences on Ecstasy. If the words "drugs" and "travel guide" trigger sudden flashbacks of Alex Garland's backpack bible The Beach, don't get excited?this adventure pales in comparison. Not only does Aitkenhead attempt the same jaded been-there, done-that tone as the Gen X bestseller, she even names one of her chapters after Garland's novel and sets a large chunk...
...Crimson featured Hillel turncoats David Abraham Weinfeld and Alex Ginsberg, who demonstrated extraordinary chutzpa by defecting from their usual team. Weinfeld went 3-for-4 from the plate and Ginsberg impressed in the outfield...
...onslaught started at midfield. By winning the faceoffs during that stretch, the Crimson kept the Big Green defense on its heels and wore them down. Harvard Coach Scott Anderson praised sophomore midfielder Alex Vap in particular on the draws...