Word: careers
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...With a 12-year career that crossed those of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, Bill Werber, 100, won a World Series title with the Cincinnati Reds in 1940. He played until 1942, fighting pain from a toe injury acquired eight years earlier from kicking a bucket in frustration...
...esteemed psychologist Dacher Keltner of the University of California, Berkeley, notes that we usually conceive of emotions as diseases: we say we are "mad with rage," for instance, or "sick with love." We think the ideal economic decision maker is an analytical automaton. But Keltner, who has made a career of studying the social effects of our emotions, says emotional behavior is sometimes just what we need...
...early encounter had little impact on Newman's career, which successfully spanned nearly five decades. Inspired by the sounds of bebop saxophonist Sonny Stitt, whose control of the instrument Newman called "superb," he became an important part of R&B crooner Ray Charles' crew in the 1950s; one of their biggest hits was "I Got a Woman...
...said senior captain and guard Andrew Pusar. “We believe we’re one of the best team in the league and we have to get back to that level after Dartmouth.”Point guard Housman and freshman forward Keith Wright, who matched a career-high 13 rebounds last weekend against Dartmouth, have put on impressive performances this season. Both players must be able to score and dish it out to Lin, who has been averaging a team-high 18.1 points per game. Senior forward Evan Harris may see the court this weekend after nursing...
...said Bill Haine, state senator from Alton, explaining his vote to toss the governor. He was the first senator to go on record after Blagojevich spoke, and the fact that he's a fellow Democrat indicated that the die was cast. "I wish him luck on his new Hollywood career," added Republican Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale. (See the top 10 scandals...