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...victims to safety. To the video’s credit, the effects are interspersed with actual footage of the tragedy fairly realistically. But why? Green Day and U2 go to the trouble of creating a full-blown alternate history to tell us something we already knew: the government blew it. In case the viewer hasn’t been convinced of the bands’ cleverness, the video closes with a sign that reads “Not as Seen on TV.” While their political views meld seamlessly, the bands don’t succeed in blending...
...containing a pair of his wife's underwear. She gave it to him before his first deployment to Iraq, when they were still dating. "She said that she would stick by me," he says. But on a patrol outside Fallujah, the bag fell out of his pocket and blew away. "I thought it was long gone," he says. A week later, while "out in the middle of nowhere," he noticed a plastic bag and picked it up. The underwear was inside. "I couldn't believe it. I guess it was a sign because, sure enough, when I got back...
Former vice president at Enron, where she blew the whistle on fraudulent accounting...
...against Richter nine minutes into the period. The Golden Knights controlled the ice for the next few minutes but a penalty called for interference at the 12:14 mark gave the Crimson a chance to erase the 1-0 deficit. Senior Brian McCafferty wasted no time after the whistle blew, dishing the puck to Dylan Reese, who connected with freshman Doug Rogers. Rogers whipped a shot from the right side to record the first goal of his collegiate career. Both teams returned from the first intermission eager to break the 1-1 tie. Harvard struck first as sophomore Steve Rolecek...
...offer to Lofgren she could not refuse: join the team to compete in the World Championships, the second highest level of competition for a woman heavyweight.The transition from collegiate rowing to the U23 squad was a shock to Lofgren, but joining one of the top teams in her sport blew her away.“I think the biggest difference is in the caliber of rowers,” Lofgren said. “Coming from college to U23s—it was a whole new level, but the Worlds was something entirely different.”Any athlete...