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...commissioner David Stern hired Johnson, who retired this spring as the second-highest-ranking engineer in the Army, for his management experience, not his ability to distinguish a charge from a blocking foul. "I've got some work to do to establish some credibility," Johnson, 54, admits. "But let me say something: credibility in this position has nothing to do with my ability to be an expert referee. I believe that in my heart." Johnson insists that he's used to learning on the fly. "Throughout my Army career, I've been promoted and moved around a lot, and never...
...Division I sports that Harvard offers, fencing seems to take a backseat. Yet, it is one of the best teamS on Harvard’s campus. The team is consistently a national contender. “If you want to see a sport at the highest level, fencing is certainly one of those sports that can offer you a situation where you can really see something at the highest level,” head coach Peter Brand said.On the women’s side, the silver medalist, two-time All-American, and 2005 national champion Cross returns to compete...
...that evening provided enough time for fear and panic to set in. When the market opened again the next day, prices plunged with renewed violence. Stock transactions in those days were printed on ticker tape, which could only produce 285 words a minute. Thirteen million shares changed hands - the highest daily volume in the exchange's history at that point - and the tape didn't stop running until four hours after the market closed. The following day, President Herbert Hoover went on the radio to reassure the American people, saying "The fundamental business of the country...is on a sound...
...industry it celebrates is feeling the pain of shrinking sponsorship dollars in the current economy. With close to 18,000 workers in the Charlotte area, motorsports have become a significant employer in the region. But gas prices (despite the recent declines, at one point last week they were the highest in the country) and home economics are driving down attendance at the tracks . "It's a scary time right now," four-time NASCAR champ Jeff Gordon told the Associated Press. "We see strong teams struggling to get sponsorship...
...highest percentage of its population behind bars of anybody in the world. Most of the people are locked up for non-violent drug offenses. Really every drug policy expert will say that this is a public health problem. Because it's been dumped onto the criminal justice system, it becomes a problem of crime and violence. The rational way to treat this problem is through prevention, not criminal punishment. So it's not doing anything to stem the use and abuse of drugs, but it does continue to generate violent crime and to decimate minority communities...