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Moon is a real-life logger and self-described hillbilly who's never owned a computer or carried a credit card. Before his flight to Las Vegas last July, he had never flown, and his 1,100-sq.-ft. complimentary suite at the Rio was larger than his home. Begleiter's longtime employer, the investment house Bear Stearns, collapsed in the financial panic last year. He embodies a new breed of recreational player with keen math and risk skills honed at day jobs and attracted by poker's rising stakes. (See how to plan for retirement...
MIT—currently home to 4,153 undergraduates—is considering increasing that number to about 4,500, according to MIT Dean of Admissions Stuart Schmill, though no plans have been finalized as to when or how the increase might occur...
...squad traveled a bit farther than its female counterpart, as Harvard competed at the Hap Moore Trophy hosted by Boston College and brought home a sixth place team finish...
Veterans Day traditionally is when the nation thanks those who have served in the nation's armed forces, especially in a time of war. But as much as our gratitude, what the 1.8 million U.S. troops back home from Iraq and Afghanistan want is to be asked to serve again, this time on the home front. That, at least, is the conclusion of a new study that highlights many vets' hunger to serve in their communities and their frustration that their talents aren't being tapped. "We now know that veterans who serve" their communities after shedding their uniforms "have...
...many are eager to do so just the same, which could help smooth their transition back to civilian life. "Getting involved in volunteer projects helps you get out of your own self-pity and pain," says Lemons, who has volunteered with environmental groups near his San Clemente, Calif., home. "It helps me reintegrate into society and not feel so alienated...