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...addiction problems was transformed into a positive and incentivized experience. Emerson took his idea to Howard J. Shaffer, the director of the Division on Addictions at the Harvard Medical School, who chose him as the division’s associate for public policy. With this new job in hand, Emerson decided to stay in Cambridge. Yet beyond Cambridge itself, Emerson had fallen in love with the Harvard atmosphere. So,instead of moving into an apartment or house off-campus, he spoke with the House Masters of Kirkland and convinced them that his connections could be useful. The House Masters...
There are a lot of things I will remember about that moment. The weight of his hand on my shoulder, the light. The feeling of knots, untangling...
...hand on my shoulder...
...found him sitting, waiting—at least it seemed he was waiting. I picked up a palm nut lying on the ground, which they love, and held it out to him and he didn’t want it. He turned his head away, I put my hand closer, he took the nut, dropped it, and then very gently squeezed my hand—which is how chimps reassure each other. So that was a perfect communication using a form of communication that clearly predates words...
With a team championship in hand, Radcliffe just might have found the momentum builder it needs as it looks ahead to the EAWRC Sprints, set to take place in two weeks’ time...