Word: braved
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...decide where, when, how and whom to invite to the last party," says Leary. He fondly recalls the 1963 deathbed vigil for Aldous Huxley: Leary brought him a new translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, as well as the LSD that the author of Brave New World took just before he shuffled off this mortal coil. "He was so cheerful and funny," says Leary. "So sarcastic and all that." When Laura Huxley visited recently, she returned the favor not with illicit drugs but rather with a white magnifying glass that Leary uses for reading...
...main reason for calendar reform is, of course, the fact that we have finals after Christmas break. Most normal U.S. colleges (roughly 3,600) have finals before break. Only about 50 colleges, including Mother Harvard, are brave enough to break the mold by retaining a schedule that seems as outmoded as the Model...
...proposed Aetna Inc. will undoubtedly play a leading role in determining which perception prevails. For staid and paternalistic Aetna, a longstanding leader in traditional indemnity plans (you pick the doctors; they pick up the bills), the consolidation catapults the 143-year-old company smack into the center of the brave new world of managed care, where consumers must choose from a company-approved network of doctors, who agree to fixed charges for most services. Or consumers can join health-maintenance organizations, which directly employ doctors and nurses. "We are going into the managed-care business because that's what people...
This track that has been the focus of a three year comeback will be put to the test today along with its home team. After spending spring break in warm and sunny Houston, Texas, both men and women have returned to the Northeast to brave the colder climate and overcome early season injury and illness...
...race does come down to character and trust, the Clinton White House knows it will be playing defense. One can imagine the White House talking points: Yes, Bob Dole is a fine man, a war hero brave and true; but look at all the bad things he's done: shilling for corporate America, pandering to his party's lunatics. Then ever so delicately, they'll admit the truth about their guy; sure Clinton wobbles, he has inhaled too many burgers, he was sure no war hero. But he's a work in progress, he's done good things, protected your...