Word: akin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...forewarned: Much of what is on the Web now is akin to signposts--lists of documents but rarely the documents themselves. The National Archives provides a description of its material online--but only 120,000 of its 4 billion records have been digitized. Much of the Net's information is posted by volunteers who transcribe cemetery headstones or newspaper obituaries--with predictable human error. "People think because it's on the computer, it's the gospel truth. But it's only as good as the person doing it," says Cliff Collier of the Ontario Genealogical Society. His view, shared...
...Doug Akin walks into The Big Easy Bar on Boylston Street. A stern bouncer and a beautiful girl holding the VIP list promptly block his path. Akin doesn t seem like a man a club would turn away. Handsome and well-dressed, everything from his ID to his shoes checks out. Is he an enemy of the guy throwing the party? Not quiteahe IS the guy throwing the party. The beautiful girl is holding out the VIP list for his final check of approval; the bouncer is deferring people hoping to catch a word with the young host...
...With a savvy and maturity well beyond his years, the 21-year-old wunderkind Akin serves as one of Boston s hot club promoters Making great nights happen on a regular basis requires hiring a DJ or band, rounding up a crowd, checking the lighting system, making sure the decor is >=smooth=Each promoter does a chunk of the club. The party is hosted by everyone, but each promoter puts his own element into each part of the club.=beach party,=snow night,=James Bond=People like to see the same faces week after week when they come...
Most consumers, of course, think the current oil glut is just great, akin to a tax cut. American motorists are filling their tanks for under $1 per gal., less than the price of bottled water. America's annual oil bill dropped roughly $40 billion last year, and that money has shifted to other parts of the booming economy. The result is lower inflation and higher growth, with savings that show up on everything from home- heating bills to airline fuel and utility charges. Says Cynthia Latta, principal U.S. economist at Standard & Poors/DRI: "Higher oil prices will be widely felt across...
...eating clubs are most akin to a combination of final clubs and the housing system at Harvard. Though Princeton has a college system similar to Harvard's house system and Yale's college structure, students are placed in colleges before their first year, not their sophomore campaigns. Also, students most often enter their chosen club with a group of friends. Though the club system may seem highly elitist and pretentious, in actuality, with nearly every upperclassmen enjoying the benefits of a club, it manages to combine the benefits of a final club with a sense of community of Harvard...