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Kevin Youkilis, the Red Sox rookie third baseman who attended the same high school as Morgalis in Cincinnati—and whose on-base exploits are well-recorded in the Michael Lewis bestseller, Moneyball—gave Hendricks the heads-up on the minor league life. Garciaparra gave him hitting tips. David Ortiz, the larger-than-life Red Sox first baseman, gave the two Harvard seniors plenty to laugh about...
...There aren’t very many new ideas floating around,” Zuckerberg said. “At the base, saying that anything that anyone does at this level is new. The facebook isn’t even a very novel idea. It’s taken from all these others. It’s basically the same thing on a different level. And ours was that we’re gong to do it on the level of schools...
Since then, the boat has been working hard on its blade work, getting catch timing as clean and precise as possible while working on solidifying its rhythm to increase base speed...
...many, it's hard to know where to place the blame. Some accuse the press of overblowing the abuses, obscuring the deaths of U.S. soldiers in Iraq. But plenty of soldiers are beginning to question the mission there. At Baldino's, a submarine-sandwich shop near the base, a young specialist gripes that Iraq is hurting Army morale. His embarrassed sergeant steps in and urges a TIME reporter not to get his trooper in trouble...
...vehicles in its class. Considering its curb weight (4,018 lbs.), it handles with a surprisingly nimble feel and features classy touches inside, like chrome-trim analog gauges and tortoiseshell accents on the door, steering wheel and shifter. Is it the ultimate driving sensation? Not quite. But with a base price of $33,000, the 300C offers more car for the buck than a similarly priced BMW. The only question is whether today's DaddyOs will feel as kingly in a Chrysler. --By Daren Fonda