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...Still, the most important pitch is the direct appeal, which McCain alone seems to have mastered...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder and Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: McCain Courts Young Republicans | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...Jordan--he's weathered the gonzo publicity machines surrounding his more high-profile efforts, including 1992's The Crying Game, for which he won a best original screenplay Oscar, and Interview with the Vampire, which came out as the worldwide Brad Pitt craze was fast approaching a fever pitch...

Author: By Jordan I. Fox, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jordan's Love Affair with Movies | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...taking a job with one of the big downtown banks. Shemmer is indignant. "Ninety percent of the analysts hate it," he tells his friend, a fraternity buddy. "There's no guarantee you're going to make more money." His friend wavers, and Shemmer hones in. Shemmer instinctively organizes his pitch into bullets and subpoints, neatly lining up Broadview's advantages and the competitor's downsides like he might at a client presentation. It's a habit of the analyst mind. Later, when a new co-worker asks how to do a particular task, Shemmer responds, "Walk me through...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Boys In the Bank | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...tends to sound like a hard, ambient soundscape. The trance sound that's taken Europe by storm in the past year (as some of you who spent summer on the Continent might recognise) resembles more a sped-up version of house with even less vocals. Long grand synth lines, pitch bends and other effects give this form of trance its epic feel. Listen to Paul van Dyk's 45 RPM and ATB's Moving Melodies, or any of their remixes...

Author: By Daryl Sng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Genreside | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

...defense took over and prevented Dartmouth from inflicting any further damage. The Big Green did engineer a threatening drive to the Columbia 25-yard line with just over a minute to play in the game. However, on first down, Dartmouth QB Brian Mann fumbled the ball on an errant pitch attempt. The Lions recovered, and went on to win their first league victory of the season...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Around the Ivy: Yale, Brown in First with Two Weeks Left | 11/10/1999 | See Source »

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