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...July 13, 2007, Zachery's 41st birthday. He was working in the hazardous-materials unit, and a call came in from a local hospital: chemical spill. Normally, Zachery would have been behind the wheel of the truck, but on that day, he was acting captain, so he rode in the passenger seat. Siren blaring, lights flashing, horn honking - none of it registered with the driver of a city trash truck, who turned into the path of the speeding haz-mat unit. The crash folded the front of Zachery's vehicle, and his head spiderwebbed the windshield...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: House of Cards: The Faces Behind Foreclosures | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

...number three on Dartmouth, you can never be sure [who will win]. This [tournament] is a great way to get different matches that no one has ever played before.”The top 32 players compete in the A bracket with the remaining competing in the B division. Captain Verdi DiSesa, Harvard’s No. 2, and No. 3 Senior Niko Hrdy will join West in A bracket competition. Each of the three stands a chance at earning All-American honors, which are awarded to the final top-20 players.Last year sophomore No. 6 Richard Hill...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Individuals To Play Top Talent | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

...some U.S. soldiers in Iraq, however, the prospect of leaving sooner rather than later within the established withdrawal timeline is welcome. "Good," said Army Captain Matt van Stavern, whose unit is serving in Mosul, where U.S. and Iraqi security forces continue to battle insurgents who've remained active in the city for the past year despite an overall drop in violence across the country. "My boys are ready to go home. And the Iraqi people will be ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Most Iraqis Welcome Obama's Pullout Plan | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

When entered into the Google Image search bar, “jp oconnor” will yield countless photos of grapplers getting floored by appropriately-named junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor. At 5’9 and 157 pounds, O’Connor looks fairly unassuming, but he wrestles better than nearly everyone in the country. He is currently ranked fourth in the NCAA Division I individual rankings for the 157-pound weight class, with a career record of 93-14 and a 27-2 record this season.A native of Oxford, New York, a town 30 minutes...

Author: By Justin W. White, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: O’Connor Continues His National Dominance | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...great job. It’s nice to see a freshman step up in a situation like that. He’s been working really hard and he came through tonight. Jones’s counterpart on the right end of the net, co-captain Brady Weissbourd, stepped up as well, finishing the game with a match-high 21 kills and six digs. But both players’ performances would not be enough, as the Raiders climbed right back into the set by taking advantage of more Harvard errors. The set would remain heavily contested throughout, as each team traded...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rivier Controls Tempo and Secures Win | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

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