Word: absents
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Look under “K” in the fiction section at the Harvard Book Store, and while you’ll find an array of selections by Franz Kafka, Stephen King and Rudyard Kipling, the works of Beat generation writer Jack Kerouac are conspicuously absent...
...word over their samples to create a new musical and lyrical dimension but unfortunately we were left with the visualizations and oft-repeated clips. I think that the main problem with the RPL was that there was really nothing to hang onto in their songs: melodic hooks were completely absent and general tonality was sporadic at best...
Whatever the reason, tomatoes are absent from salad bars in the dining halls—whether conspicuously...
...Absent-minded folk everywhere rejoiced when they realized that cordless-phone stands had a "pager" button to help them locate their misplaced handsets. Now this convenience can be brought to any frequently mislaid item with The Sharper Image's Now You Can Find It! Wireless RF Electronic Locator. Beeper discs can attach via key ring or double-sided adhesive pad to keys, glasses, and even your Harvard ID. A different button on the portable base will make each disc beep loudly. With a 30-foot range, you'll never have to rifle through the papers on your desk again. Available...
...everyone in Ann Arbor is enthusiastic about Fornero's approach to narrowing the achievement gap. Some white residents have complained that the efforts to bring black students up to par will divert resources from other students. Accordingly, the phrases "African American" and "minority" are absent from the titles and mission statements of the various initiatives, and the programs are open to all underachieving students. Many teachers are simply ill at ease with the frank public conversations on race that the new strategies sometimes require. To assuage those anxieties, Fornero has hired Deborah Harmon, an African-American education professor from nearby...