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...became an icon when it opened in 1868. Its arched glass ceiling stretched overhead for 243 ft. (74 m), flooding the terminal with sunlight. Religious imagery adorned its neo-Gothic façade, and spires reached for the heavens. But maintaining that splendor proved difficult. Despite surviving the London Blitz and a planned demolition in 1966, the station fell into disrepair and became more synonymous with drug dealers and prostitutes than with imperial grandeur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Journey's End: St. Pancras Station | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

...Harvard offense. He was 18-for-28 for 252 yards and the lone Crimson touchdown of the afternoon, all in less than a quarter and a half of action.Still, his fumble with less than a minute to play was the difference.“It was a blitz through the middle, and I was just trying to throw the ball away, but the kid came and stripped it from me,” Pizzotti said. “I was trying to throw the ball away, but the referee said it came out.”Murphy was quick...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Defense Excels, O'Hagan Hurt Again | 9/30/2007 | See Source »

Also key to replacing Dawson will be the work of backs in pass protection and blitz pickup, the less glamorous tasks of the position that Dawson excelled at. Ho graded out around 80 percent in the opener—a strong first start—often using cut blocks to stymie opposing rushers...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FOOTBALL '07: Ho Leads Backs To the Future | 9/21/2007 | See Source »

This is in marked contrast to the communications blitz the College put on several years ago when the red phones were first introduced; House administrators received a long and detailed e-mail describing their usage and purpose, the information in which was largely passed on to students in a timely fashion. At the beginning of this semester, even some superintendents seem confused as to the new policy...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Where Have All the Pillows Gone? | 9/11/2007 | See Source »

...Jihad producer James Lawler of Silk Circle Productions says the show wasn't designed to stir up controversy. "It was developed in the same blitz spirit that characterized comedy during World War II," he says. "It's important to laugh at those things we're meant to fear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finding Comedy in Terrorism | 8/14/2007 | See Source »

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