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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...expletive-of-choice way. Those are the only possible human reactions to viewing Ping Pong, the underground Nike soccer ad that has dribbled around the Web faster than Pelé in his prime. In the spot, Ronaldinho, a Brazilian considered the world's best soccer player, laces up his new Nike cleats, the Swoosh as golden as his game, and then, from the top of the 18-yd. box, fires a soccer ball off the 4-in. crossbar. Before the ball touches the ground, he corrals the rebound on his chest, juggles the ball with his feet and repeats the feat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Competition: Global Game | 5/14/2006 | See Source »

...from age 5 to 18, he got a B.S. in biology from the University of Pittsburgh. Soon after arriving in Iraq he was injured. "We were told by his doctors that the piece of shrapnel had gone under his goggles," says Jeremy?s brother Shaun, "and basically played ping-pong in his head? and he had damage to both sides of his frontal lobe." One tangible memorial to his injuries is a sign near his home: Blind Person Area. A more significant tribute is the work Feldbusch has done in raising awareness of the 19.000 U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Feast of Documentaries | 5/5/2006 | See Source »

...stands to reason that a diverse range of acts will see the stage. This variety is certainly the case with the weekend’s concerts: alongside the familiar orchestras, rock bands, and a cappella groups, students will also find everything from gypsy-bluegrass fusion to rhythmic ping pong. These offbeat acts cover a considerable range of traditions and experiences. Some, like Jeolla Woodo Iri Pangut, a Korean percussion group, deliver faithful renditions of ancient pieces; others, like The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD), draw on modern-day implements to produce their trademark sound. All of these groups, however, find...

Author: By Catherine L. Tung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Beat of a Different Drum | 5/4/2006 | See Source »

...Facebook photo albums or profile checking in the wee hours of a Saturday morning. These social networks, in some sense our social networks, are changing just as quickly and substantially as the bigger ones with broader focuses like “Harvard” or “ping-pong...

Author: By Matthew A. Gline | Title: Net Working | 5/2/2006 | See Source »

...pretty much all the students were on the football team,” Kelly said of the 30-some present at the scene. The football team’s annual barbecue was held in the Currier courtyard Saturday night. Many people were carrying kegs or beer-pong tables, Kelly said. The shuttle services dispatcher on duty Sunday night said he was unable to identify the driver involved, and the operations manager of Harvard Passanger Transport was unavailable for comment. The Harvard University Football Office could not be reached for comment yesterday, and football players who were contacted said that they...

Author: By John R. Macartney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student Spars With Shuttle Driver | 5/1/2006 | See Source »

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