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...feudal system, replete with an English-language nomenclature in which "tolls," "fees," and "payments" extorted from the poorest Bangladeshis are funneled up daily through an elaborate web of "collectors," "higher collectors" and intermediate barons into the ultimate hands of criminal "godfathers." Corruption starts on the streets. Every evening a "lineman" visits Dhaka's hawkers, making his way down a sidewalk ("a line") where a hundred or more hawkers squat and wait to pay him 50?-$1.75 each, which might be up to half their day's profits. "It doesn't matter if you have had a good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: State Of Disgrace | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

There's a fourth reason: steroids can kill. Athletes in any sport might consider football's Lyle Alzado, an all-pro defensive lineman who took anabolic steroids throughout his career and later believed they were linked to the brain cancer that killed him. "Now I'm sick, and I'm scared," he said just before his death, at 43, in 1992. "Look at me. My hair's gone, I wobble when I walk and have to hold on to someone for support, and I have trouble remembering things. My last wish? That no one else ever dies this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baseball Takes A Hit | 3/15/2004 | See Source »

Copple also spent time with junior center Andy Smith, junior quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and sophomore lineman Will Rodger, who helped dispel some other concerns...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Standout Lineman Chooses Harvard | 2/20/2004 | See Source »

...already impressive recruiting class gets an unprecedented boost. Copple was, according to rivals.com, the sixth-ranked player coming out of Nebraska and the 52nd ranked player at his position in the country. He was named to the All-State team his junior and senior years, playing both offensive lineman and defensive tackle. He’s listed at 6’4, 275 lbs, but claims that off-season training has boosted...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Standout Lineman Chooses Harvard | 2/20/2004 | See Source »

...former two-way lineman will probably play on the offensive line for the Crimson, possibly at left offensive tackle. And while he’s not concerned with starting just yet, the graduation of seniors Joe Mujalli James Bakken and Joe Traverso, coupled with the injuries that riddled the front five this season, might leave room for the newbie...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Standout Lineman Chooses Harvard | 2/20/2004 | See Source »

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