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...Ehrlich find himself on the Mediterranean gridiron? As he relates on his blog, Ehrlich had little idea in December what lay ahead for him. Minutes after his last exam, however, a recruiter for the Firebats e-mailed him with an offer, and Ehrlich had a solution...
...into it after graduation. Even those who dodge its grasp by retreating into the haven of grad school cannot elude it forever. I discovered this world last year by forcibly inserting myself into it. Yes, I am one of those who voluntarily burst my Harvard bubble and sought what lay beyond: the real world...
...ebullient restaurateur after he retired in 1995, McHale suddenly lost interest in his work - and life - about four years ago. He couldn't focus, fought addictions to painkillers and cocaine, and died of a drug overdose at a friend's apartment in 2008. McHale was 45. "He went in, lay down and didn't wake up," says his widow Lisa, a mother of three sons, ages 15, 12 and 10. "God, if you would have known him ... The fact that he won't be around to raise his boys - that's the hardest thing...
...daylight and made a move to the inside as Chris came up to cut him off. The runner tried to leap over Chris, and it was most likely his hip that smashed into Chris' helmet, snapping his neck back. Chris made a game-saving tackle anyway, but then he lay motionless at the 30-yard line for 20 minutes until an ambulance arrived. His father came on the field and knelt next...
...them of the prospect of a battlefield victory. And Gates has made clear that the movement's leadership is unlikely to negotiate a compromise until it has been dealt some heavy blows on the battlefield. Still, Petraeus suggested, current outreach efforts that are limited to those Taliban willing to lay down their arms and accept the Afghan constitution could eventually give way to direct talks with the Taliban leadership, possibly involving Pakistan...