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With the game at 7-4, the Eagles struggled in the face of their brisk derailment and watched the shot clock expire on them as the Crimson defense kept its offense from scoring...

Author: By Michael C. Sabala, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ensemble M. Polo Cast Sets Stage | 10/5/2000 | See Source »

...Gans, who never married, doesn't have anyone to help guide her. Though she likes her doctor as an oncologist, he is fairly brisk during their appointments, as HMO-era doctors must be. Even when she was first told she had a terminal illness, the doctor and staff gave little comfort. "They don't want you crying," Gans says. A nurse had two words for her: "Calm down." Eventually Gans found a support group, Gilda's Club, named for comedian Gilda Radner, who died of ovarian cancer. When Gans arrived for the first meeting, she saw that it was called...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Kinder, Gentler Death | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

...moving cars; on the sidewalks, running into pedestrians' legs; in parking lots, distracting drivers trying to park; and even taking up valuable bike space on stands outside office buildings. Not to be outdone by their diminutive counterparts, so-called grown-ups are snapping up the toys at a brisk pace as well, sending manufacturers into cash-induced raptures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Memo to the Scooter Set: Better Dorky Than Dead | 9/5/2000 | See Source »

...ballet. In Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which makes its U.S. debut at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 9, Ang Lee pays glorious tribute to both Chinese action films and Western-style love stories. The Taiwanese-born director of Sense and Sensibility offers a mature crowd pleaser, with brisk pacing and a lingering melancholy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fall Preview: A Taste Of Autumn | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

...beautiful summer's day, accompanied by a brisk wind, the USS Constitution led a majestic procession of tall ships from across the world into Boston Harbor Tuesday...

Author: By David M. Debartolo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boston Welcomes Worldwide Collection of Ships | 7/14/2000 | See Source »

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