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...fight against computer viruses, Ken Xie, 42, has made himself the first line of defense. It's a familiar role for the 6 ft. 5 in. Xie, who was a professional volleyball player in his native China before immigrating to the U.S. in 1989. Instead of stuffing spikes at the net, he deflects attacks on computer networks. His defensive techniques have revolutionized the network-security industry. "I think that the Internet is exciting and always changing," says Xie. "With each new application, there are new viruses. There are constantly new threats, and I wanted to get into the new stuff...
...discounting is bringing shoppers out in force--literally. When a Wal-Mart in Cedar Hill, Texas, opened at 5 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday, Brittany Price, 19, was nearly trampled as she angled for a $68 DVD player. "I had to climb a display and hang on," she says. "It was funny watching people get so worked up over spending money. How often do you see that?" More and more often, it turns...
...with three minutes to play and deflating Harvard’s furious second-half rally.That was the way Saturday’s game went for Chiera. The senior scored a career-high 27 points thanks to a career-high seven three-point field goals, making him just the third player in CCSU history to amass 200 treys. Whenever it seemed Harvard might take control, there was Chiera, knocking down a long jumper to keep the Crimson in comeback mode.Harvard had targeted CCSU’s explosive backcourt, but could not contain the Blue Devils’ strength, speed, and shooting...
...here, and your friends are here, it creates a match-like atmosphere so it’s more competitive.” Harvard came into the match with no current member of its roster ever having lost to Cornell, and that streak continued Saturday. No Crimson player struggled to dispatch her competition, and Harvard’s top three—freshman No. 1 Lily Lorentzen, junior No. 2 Kyla Grigg, and sophomore No. 3 Supriya Balsekar—all swept their Big Red opponents with little difficulty. Junior No. 5 Audrey Duboc had her customary vocal cheering section...
Junior Robbie Preston (No. 4 seed) managed a close semifinal bout with Shawn Bunch of Edinboro, the top seeded player in the nation at 133 lbs., but could not seal the victory after the top-ranked player scored a takedown in the final 10 seconds. For Preston, the loss ended his 10-bout winning streak to start the season. After losing an 8-5 decision to No. 2 seed Darrell Vasquez of Cal Poly, Preston clinched fifth place by default...