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What we have here is Krav Maga (pronounced krahv ma-gah), the brutally efficient self-defense system created by the Israeli Defense Forces and currently infiltrating America's fitness industry. Even as crime drops in most big cities, Krav Maga (Hebrew for "contact combat") is quickly gaining ground in urban gyms...
...plaque bearing his name in Harvard Square. As it turns out, John Kelly's work in leading the subway construction was but one of his many accomplishments in a life that epitomized determination and spirit. Most notably, he was a veteran of the Marine Corps, first seeing active combat in Guam during World War II, then returning to service during the Korean War. The spirit of the Marines stayed with him throughout his later years. He often approached a project with the sentiment, "We do things here the Marines' way, and that way they get done right." This work ethic...
...Heather Palmer, lecturer in health services and associate dean for students at the School of Public Health (HSPH), has received a $2.5 million grant to combat the resurgence of brain damage caused by jaundice in infants...
...there are many more gray areas associated with developing country labor issues than may be evident at first glance. This certainly doesn't imply, however, that nothing should be done about problems like child labor or conditions in sweatshop factories. Rather, more, not less, proactive steps are needed to combat the problem of sweatshop labor. Simply deciding that Western companies will have no involvement in exploiting laborers is not enough; if we're going to dictate worker's job opportunities by depriving them of relatively desirable jobs in sneaker factories, then we must also put our money where our mouth...
...rules of the game are subtle and nuanced; if you want a primer, just listen in on one of the shouted diatribes going on outside Quincy. With a vehemence worthy of a second grade game of dodgeball, armed-to-the-teeth paramilitary forces discuss their complex hors do combat. Particularly problematic is the notion of the "neutral zone." The arms race reached absurd heights this year, as Quincy assassin went from simply being an absurd waste of time to an absurd waste of money, as well. With walkie-talkie headsets and wrist blasters, "Assassin" troopers aspire toward Boba Fett (dude...