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Word: automaticblackout (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1998-1998
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...Eachof these new classrooms are wired to the hilt withaudiovisual technology. Wall-mounted speakers,permanent video projectors and fully-automatedscreens make showing videos a simple process.Simple, that is, except for the fact that theinner walls of each classroom is made of glass.So, in spite of the high-tech, fully automaticblackout window shades, light from the hallwaycannot be blocked and provides enough glare torender the movie screen nearly unwatchable.Perhaps the architect momentarily forgot that hewas designing an academic building rather than adesign showcase. Also, the video projectors arepermanently fixed in each of the classrooms,prompting some TF's to complain that...

Author: By Stephen G. Henry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Brand New Boylston | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

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