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...will go to work, be patient and in 18 months be better off." Citing the company's modern plants, John Jacobson of Chase Econometrics said Wheeling-Pittsburgh, if it comes out of bankruptcy "leaner and meaner," could be in a stronger position than its competitors. TELECOMMUNICATIONS David vs. Goliath, Round...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Notes: Apr. 29, 1985 | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...lived longer, he might have produced the Baroque era's most powerful synthesis of realism, restless energy and Renaissance idealism. Or maybe not - Caravaggio was never cut out to make peace with the past. His real instinct was forward, into pictures like David with the Head of Goliath, possibly one of his last. The victorious David, rumored to have been modeled after one of the artist's male lovers, holds the severed head of Goliath, a plain self-portrait of the artist. The painting is Caravaggio at the height of his lethal powers. Throughout his life he included...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dark Master | 2/27/2005 | See Source »

...clientele among an older crowd. With a VIP service that includes discounts on drinks, the company, which expanded into Denver in September and plans to move into at least five other cities this year, is endorsed by the Colorado State Patrol and sponsored by the likes of local beer Goliath Coors, which agreed to pay the first $20 of every ride on New Year's. But NightRiders' most effective marketing tool is a poster comparing its fees--a $15 flat rate plus $2 a mile--with the price of a single DUI conviction, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On-call designated drivers, via scooter | 1/10/2005 | See Source »

...failure to confront racism and apartheid is demoralizing a little bit,” said Kareem Talhouni, a Cambridge resident sporting a “Free Palestine” pin on his shirt. “But South Africa was freed from apartheid. David did beat Goliath...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Debates Israeli Holdings | 12/8/2004 | See Source »

...Crimson came up short in the David versus Goliath matchup, losing 30-16 in the first loss of what would become a three-game skid. The game began Harvard’s decline from Ivy title contender to merely one of four teams tied for second place...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Set To Face Winless Dartmouth | 10/29/2004 | See Source »

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