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...help the team out however I can,” he said. “I [was a good shooter] in high school, but I’ve never played in a college game. I’m pretty confident that if I can get open shots, I can knock them down. If I’m not open, hopefully I can distribute the ball...

Author: By Jonathan P. Hay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Class of ‘007 Has License to Kill | 11/19/2003 | See Source »

...also a piece of serious personal-defense technology. If the wearer feels threatened in any way, she (so far it's only for women) can activate a switch in either palm that blasts an 80,000-volt electrical pulse through the jacket's material. That's enough to knock anybody back a few paces. Powered by a regular 9-volt battery, the No-Contact Jacket is fully insulated, so the wearer won't feel a thing. Even when it's not in use, it crackles with tiny, visible electrical arcs that send a message. Did we mention that it looks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions: Keeping It Safe | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

...sure some in the media are going to raise questions about it and try to turn it into something else. You know how it works." I'm feeling much better," spears cheerfully announces, swatting away the hair curler dangling down her brow as a stylist and a makeup artist knock elbows trying to get at her head. It's Monday, Nov. 10, and she's back in a New York City hotel - the very one where this global saga began - preparing for tonight's crucial album-launching showcase on MTV's Total Request Live. And she does appear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Eyes On Britney | 11/16/2003 | See Source »

...hero’s more complex nature: he is more than a brute, the screenwriters hope to demonstrate. In this case, however, Crowe handles these scenes skillfully enough that they don’t seem contrived; Aubrey becomes a real man rather than the caricature so common in Bruckheimer knock-off action fests...

Author: By Scoop A. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Movie Review | 11/14/2003 | See Source »

...least a share of the Ivy League crown. With a win either this week in Cambridge or in their season finale against Cornell, the Quakers will capture the title outright for the second straight year. Harvard, in contrast, must sweep Penn and Yale and hope the Big Red can knock off the Quakers next weekend if the Crimson wants even a share of the Ivy title...

Author: By David H. Stearns, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ready for Revenge? With QB situation still unclear, Crimson hosts No. 8 Penn | 11/14/2003 | See Source »

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