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...wasn’t until late July that Mann signed a free agent contract. The team: the New York Yankees...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mann Signs With Yankees | 9/14/2005 | See Source »

First, on July 2, Zak Farkes signed a free agent contract with the Boston Red Sox, forgoing his final year of NCAA eligibility and bringing an early conclusion to the most prolific power-hitting career in Harvard history...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips and Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Two for the Show | 9/14/2005 | See Source »

...Sunday Bloody Sunday from 1983's War, a tune about the divisive heat and blind violence of modern Ireland that curried no favor on either side. War was U2's best work until The Joshua Tree; the year after its release, Island, detecting seismic vibrations, renegotiated the band's contract with McGuinness. "Now U2's in an absolutely unique position," he reports. "They own outright every song they ever wrote, and they always will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U2: Band on The Run | 9/8/2005 | See Source »

...contract also made them flush, and that of course has further quickened the collective conscience. Bono has been flabbergasted to read that he and his wife Alison, another Mount Temple grad, live in a seaside castle near Dublin. "It's a little round tower," he laughs. "Three levels, three rooms." Domesticity presents its own problems. Although he, like the rest of the band, cherishes a bit of personal distance and privacy, Bono acknowledges, "My life is just a mess. When I am away, I'm not at home. When I'm home, I'm not at home. I come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U2: Band on The Run | 9/8/2005 | See Source »

...course, critical for working moms and dads, but now companies are paying increasing attention to other family members. About 1 out of 3 large companies offer elder-care assistance, with IBM helping lead the way. Many provide counseling, workshops and flexible-spending accounts for caregiving services, while others contract with referral services...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jobs: Perks at Work | 9/6/2005 | See Source »

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