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...your spine, and it's awful. But for many quadriplegics, there's still lots left: heart, guts and competitive instinct. The boldest among them engage in a fearsome sport called quad rugby--or murderball. Strapped into supercharged Mad Max wheelchairs, two teams of four players bang metal and fight like hell. The goal, says one: "Kill the man with the ball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Murderball: Not Like Musical Chairs | 6/12/2005 | See Source »

...Police had considered heightening security in anticipation of the “American Jihad” speech by Zayed M. Yasin ’02 and a World Bank protest in Cambridge scheduled for the next day. But it was the arrest of Abouazza that led to the metal detectors, bomb technicians, and National Guard presence at Commencement...

Author: By Jonathan P. Abel and Jenifer L. Steinhardt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: For Four Years, Crimson Crimes Bordered on the Bizarre | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

...container or stacking crane in sight. Builders, lumberjacks and railroad men drove nails or sawed wood with their muscles, not power tools. And for those doing the washing, cooking and scrubbing at home, life wasn't so dainty either. (Ever pick up one of those 8-lb. solid-metal weights that gave ironing its name?) In that bygone, sweat-drenched era, staying in shape just wasn't an issue. Indoor plumbing? Now that was an issue. Working out? Never heard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Moving! | 5/29/2005 | See Source »

...rock band, the most successful ones are those where you have extremely good people who compete a little bit with each other. If you acquire a company, you just kill a lot of its innovation. Speaking of rock bands, Is it true that you're a heavy metal fan? Yes, yes, but it's more progressive metal, like Dream Theater, Ayreon, Queensrÿche. They have a great album - Operation: Mindcrime - [15] songs connected into one story. Like SAP? Yes, everything's integrated. It's very good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions For Henning Kagermann | 5/22/2005 | See Source »

...year-old daughter. If he hears a visiting child crying in the building, Evans rushes out with a neon green bunny rabbit or teddy bear dressed as a police officer. They’re piled up on a chair across from his desk, a sharp contrast to his metal prizes...

Author: By April H.N. Yee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Captain Confronts Drinking | 5/6/2005 | See Source »

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