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...have a back-up,” he said, noting that the communities affected by the water main break do not have a similar alternative...

Author: By JOANNE S. WONG, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Discusses Water, Budget | 5/5/2010 | See Source »

MWRA is currently delivering water from the emergency back-up reservoir system to the affected households. That water has not been treated for drinking and is thus unsafe for human consumption, although it is suitable for bathing, flushing, and fire prevention...

Author: By JOANNE S. WONG, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boil Order Excludes Cambridge | 5/3/2010 | See Source »

Whether converting points in the paint or passing it out to shooters, the back-up big men compensated for starters Casey and co-captain Doug Miller, who both ran into foul trouble and combined for just eight points and two rebounds against the relentless Brown frontcourt...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Long-Range Effort Sparks Offense | 2/27/2010 | See Source »

This opening eases us into the slight sock hop feel of “Silver Soul,” which sounds precisely like the “medicine for heartache” that the lyrics promise. The back-up vocals harmonize furtively but effectively with Legrand’s voice, which itself seems possessed by the love of which she sings. The incredible standard of the songwriting is revealed by the constantly shifting references to an “It,” which appears at the beginning as “a vision, complete illusion...

Author: By Kelsey C. Nowell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Beach House | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

...being the completely charming piece of outrageous spectacle that it is meant to be. It is in instances when the music, directed by Alex B. Lipton ’11, competes too closely with the voices of the players or in moments when the confusing appearance of seemingly bored back-up singers provide a negative contrast rather than the overwhelming complement that was probably intended, that the production falters and the audience is uncomfortably snapped out of the enchantment they had just been lured into...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "Bat Boy" Sighting a Pleasantly Strange Event | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

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