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...because he doesn’t have the bizarre genetic mutation that allows him to breathe toxic gas. And the other guy’s going to survive, but he’s going to be pretty lonely. Everyone in that piece sort of has an equally tough time.”Rich, who signed a two-book deal with Random House, now faces the challenge of following up his debut. He is unsure what form this second book will take. “I think the contract says that I have to make both books funny...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rich Discusses Comedy Secrets | 4/13/2007 | See Source »

...especially toward the end, the quickest of halfbacks, but he had every other quality a player could wish for, not least an unerring sense for where a defense was weak. A footballer among athletes, he was inventive, fearless and maybe the toughest of the tough. Born in Cessnock, New South Wales, to a coal-miner father, he played the 1997 grand final with a punctured lung amid reports that he was risking death. Yet he performed without a hint of apprehension, setting up the try that gave his beloved Newcastle their first premiership...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The End of Mr. Unstoppable | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

...It’s tough, but it’s a reality in the Northeast,” Byrne said. “It’s something we try to deal with and I think we’ve adapted to it pretty well. There hasn’t been a lot of moaning about...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Hopes to Grab Lead in Rolfe | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

...three games but have only grabbed two Ivy League wins this year, one each against Penn and Columbia. Penn currently holds the second-place spot overall in the Ivy League, but two of its only three conference losses came against Harvard. “Every conference game is a tough matchup,” Crimson coach Jenny Allard said. “We’re approaching every team the same way. We’re trying to play our game and bring our energy and our focus to every one.” Harvard is on a mini-streak...

Author: By Paul T. Hedrick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Ready to Pull Away In North | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

...meantime, we must stop pretending climate change doesn’t exist. And we can’t rely on the environment to do the tough work...

Author: By Matthew S. Meisel | Title: Resting On (Mountain) Laurels | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

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