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...speech in Greek!” Luckily, the speech was well received. Says Nagy: “If they had a machine called the clap-o-meter, I would have gotten a very high score.” And about that prize money. Instead of going straight to his pocket, the $200,000 will go to Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., which Nagy directs. Even if he doesn’t get to blow the money on a trip to the Greek isles, at least Nagy’s prominence in the Greek world...
...Entering the game with six tackles for the season, the corner made four stops on Saturday and grabbed both his first interception and first fumble recovery of the fall. As a unit, the defense came together to make the Dartmouth offense look inept.“They compress the pocket, they rush the passer,” Teevens said. “They get him a little bit out of rhythm and make him rush throws or rush some moves, and it allows them to play coverage...They do a great job and they certainly make that defense...
...inquire whether Waddah was being held by one of them. She was horrified when the cousin asked for a fee for that service: $1,000. He explained that the money was not for him but for his contacts. "I think he put most of it into his own pocket," she says. "But at that time, I could not afford to refuse." The days of waiting turned into weeks, and still there was no ransom demand. Some in the family wondered whether Waddah has been murdered rather than kidnapped. As violence in and around Baghdad escalated, even Haseeba began to lose...
...home. He was hooded, bundled into the trunk of a car and driven around for an hour. This time there were no stops and no changing of vehicles. The hood was removed, the plastic bounds cut. "This is it," said one of the men, thrusting something into the breast pocket of his dishdasha and pulling him out of the trunk. "Thank God for your freedom." The car sped away before Waddah could get to his feet. He found himself just outside a well-known mosque, with 5,000 Iraqi dinars ($3.30) in his pocket. He was able...
When designer Elie Tahari landed in New YorkCity at age 19 in 1971, he had $300 in his pocket and couldn't read English. After a "miserable" childhood spent in an Israeli orphanage, Tahari had only one dream, and that was the Big Apple--as he had seen it in the movies. With a plane ticket provided free by one of his brothers, then an airline employee, Tahari landed determined to make money...