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...catch a Harvard football game. We didn’t have our raccoon coats, but one of us had a military knapsack to hide the half-gallon of Mogan David during the game. Given a collective IQ of over 500 you would think we would know how to strap the knapsack tight. But no, we loaded our vino only to have it tumble out of the sack in the middle of the Wigglesworth entry onto Mass. Ave. and at the feet of President...

Author: By Donald A. Jurivich, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Four Men, One Room | 6/5/2001 | See Source »

...SEAT BELT, STUPID The U.S. ranks behind nearly every other developed country when it comes to buckling up, according to a report by the National Safety Council. While parents are careful to strap in infants and toddlers, teens too often go unbuckled, it concluded. The council handed out grades for seat-belt use and gave 16 states a D or an F. Only California and New Mexico earned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Jun. 4, 2001 | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...Xybernaut sells these machines - a few hundred, thus far - to companies that have a large, widely dispersed maintenance staff. Bell Canada's workers, for instance, climb up poles and down manholes to fix phone lines and maintain highly sophisticated equipment. Rather than carry a bagful of printed manuals, workers strap on MA-IVs, which have all the manuals on their hard-disk drives. If a worker encounters a tricky problem with a particular router, say, he can switch on his video camera and beam live images to a supervisor who can then advise corrective measures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watch and Wear | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...buckle up and strap yourself in for a thrilling cinematic ride. From the obligatory love story to tales of redemption, sacrifice and victory, Driven is a powerful depiction of the human race...

Author: By Marcus L. Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Driven’: The Legend of Speed | 4/27/2001 | See Source »

...also demonstrated a hands-free, strap-on vibrator that she suggested, half-jokingly, be worn...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: RUS Hosts Sex Toy Workshop | 4/25/2001 | See Source »

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