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...orders several bursts of rounds over their heads to scare them off. It works. The men slink off down the opposite riverbank. But the Bradley crews know that they will be on watch all night. And a few minutes later, comes the order from Brigade Headquarters that after a sleepless night, Charlie Rock will be moving out further North in the morning, right into the fire zone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: By the Rivers of Babylon | 3/27/2003 | See Source »

Three first-years won a prestigious mathematics contest after spending 96 hours—including one stretch of 50 sleepless hours—solving a problem involving an elephant, a motorcyclist and cardboard boxes...

Author: By Iliana Montauk, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Math Whizzes Forgo Z's To Take Prestigious Title | 3/20/2003 | See Source »

With so much on the line with each match of the six week tournament, many Harvard students hailing from the former British colonies, ranging from Sri Lanka to South Africa, have tallied sleepless night after sleepless night of late as they follow the progress of their national teams. Because of the seven hour time difference with South Africa, which is playing host to the tournament, many matches do not begin until the early morning hours in Boston—FM had the pleasure of attending a match with a starting time of 3 a.m. And, because Cricket is bizarre...

Author: By V.e. Hyland, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Other World Cup | 3/6/2003 | See Source »

...clock on Friday morning, after a sleepless night, Katie A. Urbanic ’03 was sitting in the Quincy computer lab attempting to print out her 120 page final draft. The printer didn’t work...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Widdicombe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Despite Trials, Hist. and Lit. Concentrators Finish Theses | 3/3/2003 | See Source »

There was a sleepless night in 1957 when the Soviets put up Sputnik and drunken Russians roared and sang in front of their Washington embassy. Science adviser Vannevar Bush sought refuge behind his closed door until he could figure out what to say about our laggard program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Great Quest Takes Its Toll | 2/10/2003 | See Source »

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