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...some veterans, the transition to becoming a world-class athlete is fast. Take, for example, Travis Greene, 25. Greene's legs once carried him to a sprinting record in high school and a track and field scholarship to Boise State University. But in December 2005, three months into his third rotation in Iraq, the Marine Corporal lost both his legs above the knee to an IED explosion while trying to rescue other Marines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Training Vets for the 2008 Paralympics | 5/9/2007 | See Source »

...finally comes, the real surprise is that it's pretty lame. Sixteen-year-olds see scarier stuff at the Cineplex, and you can find far more disruptive and entertaining traumas - flood, fire, financial ruin, murder, rape, penury - in Swift's previous novels. And yet, despite its frustrating lack of world-class tragedy, there is something doggedly compelling about Tomorrow. Even when you know what's coming, the way Swift uses dialogue, weather, flashbacks, foreshadowing and sheer finesse to get Paula straight through till dawn - without sounding like a nattering neurotic - is impressive. It's like watching a 19th century master...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Old Master | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

Best part about Harvard: The ridiculously good-looking people, world-class parties and fabulous sunny weather...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Simon Mahler | 4/24/2007 | See Source »

...features “Saturday Night Live” star Poehler along with her husband Will Arnett (of “Arrested Development” fame), Jon Heder of “Napoleon Dynamite,” and comedy royalty Will Ferrell.It tells the story of two rival world-class men’s singles skaters who were once banned from the men’s singles competition, but find a loophole to compete in pairs figure skating—by skating with each other. The movie marks the first time that Poehler has worked on a feature film with...

Author: By Jun Li, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Blades’ Star Poehler Reveals Comedian Trash-Talking | 4/6/2007 | See Source »

...seen in the last five or six years,” Brand said. “Especially with Penn State, the depth of their roster was something I have not seen in quite a long time. In each weapon, in each event, they had literally a world-class fencer.”The setup of the tournament also made things difficult: fencers face others in five-touch bouts in round-robin play and then compete in a final four. There was no way for Hagamen to run away with the title: he was going to have to work for it.But...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fencer Takes Individual Title at NCAAs | 4/2/2007 | See Source »

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