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...second varsity also found itself in fourth after the first 500, but thanks to a strong middle 1,000, the Black and White surpassed USC. Radcliffe could not manage to catch either Washington (6:38.24) or the Bulldogs (6:39.43) and had to fend off a forceful overture from the Lady Trojans (6:44.81), clocking in at (6:44.23). Princeton (6:45.61) took fifth (6:45.61), two seats ahead of Wisconsin...
However, one must account for opportunity cost. Not every T rider has the facile assuredness of Jeffrey S. Bramson 08, who used his Tae Kwon Doe black belt skills to fend off a mugger on a New York City subway. A mugger attempted to steal a fellow riders purse at a stop, and Bramson tripped the thief, grabbed the purse and handed the purse back to the woman...
...broader challenge for both Sirius and XM, as well as broadcast radio, is to fend off rival audio technologies, from iPods to cell phones that can play MP3s to Internet radio. Consumers like New York City law student Shaina Itkin, 26, say they would love a satellite radio--iPod combo, using the radio to find new music to download. Although there's an iPod dock from TimeTrax for podcasting satellite radio, for now, she says, "my iPod will do." Sprint, meanwhile, launched a radio network this month (see sidebar). And Motorola is testing a service called iRadio that will allow...
...victories showed Harvard’s depth and persistence—despite being plagued by injuries, it was able to fend off the pesky Crusaders (8-27) and end the day with two more wins under its belt...
...archipelago and its 54 million people into a new period of political uncertainty. Did his announcement herald a long-awaited democratic solution for a country that is simultaneously being choked by Marcos' brand of authoritarianism and threatened by a growing Communist insurgency? Or was it just a ploy to fend off the anti-Marcos criticism that has reached a new crescendo in the streets of Manila and the corridors of Washington...