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While his U.S. and European counterparts honed their games at colleges and country clubs, Singh, a Fiji native of Indian descent, barnstormed the world, playing in Nigeria and Morocco, even working as a bouncer in Scotland to make ends meet. "Playing in different countries, with pretty much no money in your pocket, you kind of get a different attitude about life," he says. "You're a harder player." So while Mickelson is flying Cessnas and Woods is fishing, Singh is hitting golf balls as though his next meal depends on shooting under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Golf's Great Divide | 4/4/2005 | See Source »

Welcome to Boston’s premier Mafia hangout. Descend three floors below Vittorio’s proper to enter an unmarked door that seemingly leads to the janitor’s closet. Sweep straight past the stone-faced bouncer and smile for the thirty pairs of eyes suddenly fixed upon you. Before you hit the bar up front, make sure you know what you want, because nothing is on display. If you made it this far, and found a cigar and a seat, congratulations – you’ve reached people-watching Valhalla. Even if psychology...

Author: By Diana E. Garvin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: After The Fact: Give the Girl a Cigar | 2/24/2005 | See Source »

When Kosovo Albanians first took up arms to free themselves from Serb domination in the mid-1990s, Ramush Haradinaj was working as a bouncer in a Swiss nightclub. He returned to his homeland and, on the strength of his battlefield wits and charisma, rose to become the most visible commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (K.L.A.), losing two brothers and surviving three wounds of his own. After the war, he launched a political party, the Alliance for the Future of Kosova (AAK), and following elections last October, at 36, he joined the ruling coalition as Prime Minister - completing the transformation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prime Minister, The Past Is Calling | 2/6/2005 | See Source »

...Fake ID” is actually local library card. Encourage bouncer to reeeeelax...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, Sarah M. Seltzer, and Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Gadfly | 11/18/2004 | See Source »

...meantime, HSF has been hosting meetings, parties and open-mics practically every weekend. At these gatherings, there is no bouncer at the door, no guest list and no entrance...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Project 45: Harvard Social Forum's Foray Into Student Space | 11/4/2004 | See Source »

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