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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Through these recurring experiences, Boston has also been able to patent the response of “six-foot-sexy” to this question.Added Beers, “I kind of like the attention.”Seemingly, the grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side motto does not come into play with these five athletes, as none of them said that they would prefer to be shorter. For Snyder, who was asked to consider what life would be like for her at 5’2”, the thought was anything but pleasant...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Above and Beyond: the Tallest Harvard Athletes | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...harder" was the corporate motto, an adroit marketing hook so successful it became part of pop culture. The company, Avis Rent A Car, was founded in 1946 by Warren Avis with two employees and fewer than 200 cars. Its first two locations were airports in Miami and Ypsilanti, Mich. A decorated WW II pilot, Avis said his entrepreneurial idea was inspired by his flying experience and the growing need for ground transportation at airports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones May 7, 2007 | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...quinoa salads, is the de facto godfather of a near-movement. In the last few years, other like-minded, health-conscious fast food restaurants have sprouted up around town, with easy-to-pronounce, linguistically neutral names like Bioboa, Noon, Jour and the deliciously provocative Eatme. The Belgian chain Exki (motto: "natural, fresh & ready") opened their first location in France last August - also in Paris's financial district. All of these places emphasize fresh products, clearly labeled ingredients and absolutely nothing fried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anti-Fast Food in France | 4/14/2007 | See Source »

BEIJING '08 The Games' 2008 motto is "One world, one dream." Mia Farrow sees it differently: citing China's support for Sudan, she calls Spielberg a neo-Riefenstahl. But the Games--and the show--will go on, as will the controversy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 16, 2007 | 4/10/2007 | See Source »

...cook and housekeeper in a Rhode Island rectory. There, she told Robert Osborne in a 2000 Turner Classic Movies interview, she found salvation under the gentle care of Father Peter McGuire. Hutton earned a cum laude degree from Salve Regina College, then taught drama and music. Her motto might have been the Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen novelty number she sang in the movie Duffy's Tavern: "I Have to Do It the Hard Way." She made it tough on everyone: her audience, her colleagues, herself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Betty Got Frank | 3/31/2007 | See Source »

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