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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Operating since the fall of 1781, Alpha Iota is the oldest continuously operating Phi Beta Kappa chapter in America...

Author: By Benjamin G. Delbanco, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Phi Beta Kappa Elects New Members | 11/30/1999 | See Source »

Harvard's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Society, Alpha Iota, last week announced the names of the 48 seniors and advanced-standing juniors it has elected...

Author: By Benjamin G. Delbanco, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Phi Beta Kappa Elects New Members | 11/30/1999 | See Source »

Viators can be victims too. There are brokers who reap hefty, 18% commissions without getting the sellers--often ill, vulnerable people--the best deal available. One viator who went through Alpha Capital Group, a viatical provider that is fighting a cease-and-desist order from Washington State, ultimately received $5,400, or 6% of the policy's $90,000 face value...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making A Killing | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...preliminary but intriguing study suggests a link between gamma tocopherol, a component of some vitamin E pills, and developing arthritis of the knee, shown at right. Gamma tocopherol tends to be found in newer E supplements--those that boast of "mixed tocopherols." Standard capsules contain only alpha tocopherols, which, say researchers, will leave your knees alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Nov. 29, 1999 | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...offered in The Phantom Menace. Gamemakers are starting to pull in big names. James Earl Jones, for example, stars in Command & Conquer's latest outing, while David Bowie is the driving force behind the forthcoming Omikron. Indeed, game designers are starting to act like directors--guys like Sid Meier (Alpha Centauri) and Adrian Smith (Tomb Raider) who closet themselves in high-end studios for two years at a time, ceaselessly fine-tuning their grand vision, their masterwork...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1999 Technology Buyer's Guide: Games Enter the Mainstream | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

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