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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...that’s kind of when I first got the improv bug, so I have to kind of thank BC for that,” she says. She would later go on to be a founding member of New York’s renowned Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) improv troupe.When she wasn’t performing with My Mother’s Flea Bag, Poehler managed to uphold the college’s fine Jesuit tradition: “I spent a lot of time off campus shuttling kegs to and fro, and that was another part...

Author: By Jun Li, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Blades’ Star Poehler Reveals Comedian Trash-Talking | 4/6/2007 | See Source »

...parties on left and right that he says is the cause of France's decline over the past quarter-century. France, he told supporters at a Paris rally in March, "is a country in pain and anesthetized that needs to get back into shape so that it can stand upright again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The French Exodus | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

...pitch, he is difficult to miss. The Grand Prairie, Tex. native works smoothly and runs upright. Rarely does he appear caught out of position, or uncertain with his feet...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Frosh Eyes Next Goal | 3/7/2007 | See Source »

...workshop. "There he is, answering your questions. We've got these seats here, he says. How do YOU want them? I didn't realize when we come back from space, we're going to be hitting over 6 gs - six times our body weight. You can't be sitting upright. You'd black out. You've got to lie down and Rutan's designed a seat to achieve that objective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would You Pay to Go Into Space? | 2/23/2007 | See Source »

...breast buds because of a family history of cancer and fibrocystic disease. "Ashley has no need for developed breasts since she will not breast feed," her parents argue, "and their presence would only be a source of discomfort to her" since the harness straps that hold her upright go across her chest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pillow Angel Ethics | 1/11/2007 | See Source »

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