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...remade by Martin Scorsese and screenwriter William Monahan as The Departed. Chances are that, with Leonardo DiCaprio as the good cop, Matt Damon as the bad one and Jack Nicholson as the crime boss, this very entertaining, densely layered, just-short-of-fabulous melodrama will rustle up some sturdy box office business...
...last days at West Point, I watched from the stands as the class of 9/11 took the art of parading to its farcical zenith. A high wind had blown a tall plumed hat off one of the lead cadets, forcing the hundreds who followed in box formation to try to step over it without glancing down or altering their parade stride. As you might imagine, that did not work out very well. Cadet after cadet ended up stumbling over a hat that could have easily been picked up and tossed...
...boom. A large portion of supplements is sold through multilevel marketing, commonly known as MLM--or person-to-person sales. The trade publication Nutrition Business Journal estimates that $7.7 billion in supplements was sold in U.S. vitamin stores last year, $6 billion by food markets and big-box outlets and $4.2 billion via MLM distribution. "It's a substantial figure," says journal editor Grant Ferrier. "Roughly 20% of all sales come from MLM, and Utah is the stronghold...
...Crimson then saved its best for its very last. In the 85th minute, a pinpoint cross found the foot of freshman Christina Hagner on a beautiful back flick from Merritt. Hagner then passed the ball back to Odorczyk, who ripped a one-timer from the top of the box. The ball cascaded off the bottom of the post and came straight down without entering the goal before the Bulldogs punted the ball out. “I was hoping it was going in,” an exasperated Odorczyk said. “It was tough?...
...today.” The Mountain Hawks’ goal was to force Harvard to pass the ball, which seemed to be the weaker offensive option. The early success was one of the few high points for Lehigh, as in the end the offensive line settled down and the box score told a different story. Dawson added 92 yards and another two touchdowns in the final three quarters, bringing his total to three for the day. And with better protection and more time for Pizzotti, the passing offense returned to full strength, throwing Lehigh off track. It became...