Word: bricked
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...only massive work on public grounds; the other pieces were set up within the university's bounds. "Steelworker," a figurative piece by Chicano artist Luis Jimenez, stands proudly in a Statue-of-Liberty-esque pose over the plaza. Though intended as a symbol of humanity against the bleak brick, "Steelworker" doesn't quite appeal to some beholders. Student Jeff Barret believes that the piece is "in keeping with the overall brutalist, industrial theme" of the UMass campus. "Looking at 'Steelworker,' I see something chrome, hard, cold. He doesn't look happy," comments Barret. "This whole place is brutalist. It could...
...name their own set of electors to send to the electoral college and count on House Republican strongman Tom DeLay to make sure they get seated; when an angry mob showed up to pound on the doors of the offices where Miami-Dade canvassers were meeting; when a brick flew through a Democratic party office window in Broward County with a note warning, "We will not tolerate any illegal government." Prospects that were unimaginable one day become probable the next: It will go to the House, no, to the Senate; Gore will cast the tie-break vote; Could Strom Thurmond...
...Republicans right now may be their good soldiers, who are already catching Democratic flak for reportedly strong-arming a timid Miami-Dade canvassing board into quitting its hand count on Wednesday. The board did not see fit to mention any thuggery in their official explanation, but when a brick gets thrown through the window of the Broward County Democratic party office with a note attached reading "We will not tolerate any illegal government," that is not the art of sweet democratic suasion...
...complete to reveal additional information about the license, or even to change the license conditions after the sale and then disable your programs if you refused to abide by the new conditions. Such laws undercut the basic consumer protections that have developed over the last century for familiar "brick-and-mortar" goods--and given that products from microwaves to cars now contain software, who knows how far these industry-friendly laws might reach...
...popular vote a "state," with five or 10 electoral votes going to the winner. In such an election, states would still matter, but the candidate chosen in the popular vote would have a better chance of reaching the White House. At some point, however, the system runs into a brick wall--if it's impossible for the popular vote winner to lose, we might as well have a pure popular vote system...