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...looks after the finances, the budget, the general stability of the instrumental corps. The band attends every game but one--a non-conference away game--and definitely looks forward to Harvard-Yale for its own reasons. "The night before," he explains, "we go to New York City and perform a concert for the alumni at the Harvard Club." During that show, traditionally President Rudenstine comes over to the stage and conducts a number...

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Harvard-Yale Football: Who Cares | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...demonstrating Sony's new focus on "the power of hardware in a networked world," including the MS Walkman, a tiny portable device that plays digital music stored on Sony's 64-megabyte Memory Sticks (hence the MS), and a digital video version of the rewritable MiniDisc that lets you perform tricky cuts using the camera as an editing studio. MORE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Torvalds Holds Forth at Comdex | 11/16/1999 | See Source »

...STRIP, Germany. While strippers perform, male and female teams answer questions, some with picture clues, about sex. The team that loses strips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Hour in Bangkok... | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...word. As football players go, he was not big--except for his heart. Walter used every proficiency and skill he possessed, on every down, to produce the spinning, rhythmic, graceful symmetry that made Payton Payton. On the field, he was "the complete package." He had an uncanny ability to perform when it was crucial. He was the only "pure" back, who caught passes, blocked and brought to bear whatever skills were necessary to achieve the goal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eulogy: WALTER PAYTON | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...grades." Families struggling with less than stellar report cards may take comfort in the knowledge that straight A's are often looked on as potentially problematic. A flawless record can be a sign that classes are not challenging or that adults are putting excessive pressure on a child to perform well. "You should be able to make mistakes," says Devlin. "The student who gets all A's is following the rules, doing what he's told, filling in the blanks. Sometimes the C student who asks the crazy questions is the one who's truly gifted and talented." And while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: First-Term Report | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

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