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...recorded four solo albums and co-starred with Diana Ross - who was named in his will as backup guardian of his children - in the movie of the Broadway hit The Wiz, before teaming with renowned producer Quincy Jones for the 1979 Off the Wall. A mixture of disco, funk and plaintive ballads, the album defined MJ's style and sped him toward superstardom. The first single, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," went to No. 1 and came with a fresh promotional tool: a music video, in which three Michaels appear onscreen to perform some intricate steps...
...icon had seemed different during these rehearsals - not ailing by any means, but perhaps more contemplative - says Holley, who has coached Jackson on solo tours since 1987. In preparing for previous tours, Holley said auditions for backup singers and other performing roles would usually be held via videotape, and it wouldn't be all that uncommon for the two to speak directly only two or three times over the span of a year. But for "This Is It," the London concerts scheduled to begin in July, Jackson was much more present and available, attending auditions and eagerly talking with everyone...
...containing signal transmission and reception equipment—could be moved into place by August, also contingent on the completion of a two to three month permit application process by AT&T and approval from the City of Cambridge. COWs are frequently used to provide backup cell phone coverage when storms or other natural disasters have knocked out existing infrastructure. The issue of cell phone reception was taken up by students as early as 2005 and has adopted additional importance recently after some Quad residents reported not receiving emergency text message notifications about the shooting in Kirkland House last month...
Graduating fifth-year senior Chris Pizzotti is living the high life right now. Having completed one of the greatest Harvard football careers in history, Pizzotti is now vying for a backup quarterback role behind Mark Sanchez with the New York Jets. For a guy who’s been part of three Ivy League Championship teams, this is an appropriate punctuation to an already-stellar career.“Chris Pizzotti is the best football player...to ever play at Harvard,” outgoing captain Matt Curtis said. “He’s the most winning quarterback...
...repeating as Ivy League champions suddenly seemed a lot harder to attain.Though Harvard jumped out to an early lead, a missed extra point and three fumbles put the Crimson in a 24-16 hole in the fourth.With a minute left to play, Harvard looked to have seized the momentum. Backup quarterback Liam O’Hagan found junior Matt Luft in the endzone to pull the Crimson within two points of the Bears.But Harvard was stopped short on its two-point conversion attempt, letting Brown walk away with the 24-22 win, its first against the Crimson in nine years...