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...EVER BEEN. WHY? I felt dirty before [as a cigarette executive]. Now I feel good. I have set the record straight. It has given me a platform. People call and ask me for help. I've gained an immeasurable degree of wisdom. I know I can probably withstand anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Jeffery Wigand | 2/7/2005 | See Source »

...even strength Cote and the Vermont defense managed to hold firm, but could not withstand the Harvard attack on special teams. The Crimson converted four out of nine Catamount penalties into power-play goals, in a routine that has become comfortable for the team’s top five skaters and all-too-familiar for the team’s opponents...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UVM Offers W. Hockey Little Resistance | 2/7/2005 | See Source »

...sent to Yard Ops and all of Greenough was more of a whim than a detailed proposal. But that doesn’t mean that Henry Cowles ’08 isn’t dedicated to energy conservation—and proving just how well he can withstand the Cambridge cold...

Author: By Andréa M. Mayrose, | Title: Chillin' like a Villain | 11/18/2004 | See Source »

...chain of around a dozen up-market steakhouse restaurants dotting the Eastern seaboard. The Boston branch is housed in a regal medieval-style “castle” which dates back to 1891 and is officially known as the Armory of the First Corps of Cadets. Designed to withstand siege, the building features a drawbridge, triple-plate iron doors and flanking turrets that enabled guards to sweep every inch of exterior wall with crossfire...

Author: By Amelia E. Lester, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Steaking a Claim | 11/18/2004 | See Source »

...samisen (a kind of Japanese lute). But can they handle heavy metal? Despite the assertion of people like Britain's Prince Charles that plants respond to the human voice, research has so far shown that flora are deaf to sound waves?your Ka-on creations will probably withstand whatever you pump through them. The Ka-on is currently only available in Japan, but Let's Corp. is working on versions for other markets. So people who talk to their plants may soon find them answering back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech Watch | 11/1/2004 | See Source »

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