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...pride yourself on never buying anything from a telemarketer--or even letting one finish a sentence. But enough of your neighbors and colleagues respond to phone pitches to make it a lucrative business. Home repairers, mortgage refinancers, long-distance providers and, we should point out, popular magazines like this one have found phone pitches to be among their most cost-effective sales tools. U.S. consumers also unwittingly hand over as much as $50 billion a year to fraudulent callers, who make pleas for phony charities or offer prizes with strings attached or cheap vacations with hidden fees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stop Calling Us | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

School spirit is alive, well and inked on more than a few buffed Harvard bods. FM has tracked down evidence of the ultimate demonstration of pride in one’s school—these tattoos are more than just fashion statements, but emblems of team spirit and declarations of undying love for fair Harvard...

Author: By Nicholas J. Reifsnyder, Kaija-leena Romero, Amelia A. Showalter, and Michelle C. Young, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard Myths Debunked | 4/24/2003 | See Source »

...Pride and Joy?...

Author: By Hana R. Alberts and Jessica R. Rubin-wills, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Loved Ones Remember Colono As Devoted Father | 4/24/2003 | See Source »

...loved his daughter. That was his pride and joy,” Nicolas says...

Author: By Hana R. Alberts and Jessica R. Rubin-wills, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Loved Ones Remember Colono As Devoted Father | 4/24/2003 | See Source »

...Shiite pilgrimage to Kerbala to commemorate the 7th century slaying of the sect's then-leader, Imam Hussein, has been far more than a religious event. Around one million Iraqi Shiites crammed into the southern holy city in an emotional outpouring not only of spiritual fervor, but also communal pride and identity. Comprising 60 percent of Iraqis, they had long been banned from performing the ritual, and their celebration at Kerbala marked a conscious effort - encouraged by their clergy - to assert their determination to claim for the first time a say in Iraq's future commensurate with their number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shiites Emerge as Iraq's Key Players | 4/23/2003 | See Source »

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