Word: block
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...flowers' appeal, though, was restricted to paperweight collectors; not a world of the arts, but more one of solid, practical investment, rather like that of collecting Christmas plates. Eight years ago, Stankard began encasing his flowers in a crystal block about six inches high, three inches wide. As this new form evolved, he began laminating the blocks with translucent dark green glass on three sides, giving the impression that the plants and their roots are suspended in space, released from their glass prison. The form, which Stankard calls a cloistered botanical, brought his work to the attention of collectors...
Icahn divides his time between weekends with his family at their 20-room home north of New York City and weekdays at a Manhattan apartment, just a two- block walk from his office. The fearsome raider is so shy that he is sometimes reluctant to brush off virtual strangers who approach him in public. While the strain of managing so many ventures clearly shows in his face, Icahn professes no interest in slowing down. Referring to his efforts to topple what he calls "arrogant, incompetent managements," he says, "There is a great fulfillment that you can do something about...
...efforts to block unionization, university administrators have sometimes filed complaints with the courts against the unions...
Despite university efforts to block unionization, clerical and technical workers have over the past 15 years often succeeded in establishing locals...
Palmer is 7 ft. and his arms are longer than a commencement address. Palmer used those arms in Hanover earlier this season to block an Ivy record 12 shots and grab 11 rebounds, while helping the Big Green edge the Crimson...