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...edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in North Carolina. With the war on terrorism, however, a new niche business developed. The State Department did not have the internal resources or Marines to protect all of its diplomats and overseas embassies, but Blackwater had access to a deep roster of former special-forces soldiers who, it argued, could do the job. It wasn't long before Prince was offering a broad range of services, from protection by bodyguards to aerial surveillance, for the State Department, the Pentagon and U.S. intelligence agencies. In 2003, Blackwater landed its first truly high-profile contract...
Years ago he would have given his left pinkie to be the 12th man on the Golden State Warriors' roster. That MobiTV's hoop team, now defunct, lost every game in the Emeryville league doesn't bode well for a career change. But Mikami, 36, isn't done with start-ups: he is diverting some of his earnings to create a winery within three years at his family's 15-acre vineyard of Zinfandel in Lodi, Calif. He's also taking viniculture classes at the University of California at Davis and planning a three-month sabbatical to get his hands...
...undermines the efforts of the players and what the team has done,” said co-captain Julie Chu of the intra-conference considerations.Despite the draw, the Crimson sees it as a wide-open tournament and will look to use the full complement of its experienced roster to overcome the defending champion Badgers. “This is the first year that there is so much parity [in the rankings],” Stone said. “It doesn’t really matter who plays who this weekend—anybody can win.”After...
...Akpan was shut out in subsequent games against Guatemala (which the U.S. tied, 0-0) and Panama (5-0). Today, Akpan is still considered an outside shot for the final roster of this summer’s U-20 World Cup in Canada. Thriving there would be a critical component of any courtship by professional teams from Major League Soccer (MLS) or Europe...
...Only Kevin Ara ’04, Tom McLaughlin ’98, and Will Kohler ’97 among recent Harvard soccer players held roster spots in the MLS. All three earned their degrees on time, and all three retired from the league after brief tours...