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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ensuring a human presence to assess any damage done by confused computers is the final measure being taken by the University in a chain of precautionary strategies...

Author: By Sasha A. Haines-stiles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: As Y2K Approaches, Harvard Says All Systems Are Go | 12/8/1999 | See Source »

...tariffs on Roquefort cheese and other luxury French-food imports--Washington's WTO-approved response to a European ban on its hormone-treated beef. The broader battle cry of these rural Robin Hoods is their rejection of "la mal-bouffe"--lousy food, as symbolized by the famous American burger chain. Carted off in handcuffs, Bove spent 20 days in prison and emerged as one of France's most popular heroes. Soon he was giving countless TV and newspaper interviews and crisscrossing the country to address admiring groups of farmers, consumers and ecologists. "The judge did us a great service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Super Fries Saboteur | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

Will the 21st be yet another American century? Don't bet on it, for the American empire is doomed, and the cause is coffee. First, the facts. Denny's, the chain of 1,700 downscale eateries, is switching to freshly ground whole-bean coffee. Dunkin' Donuts is testing espresso in 200 outlets. 7-Eleven began to sell "gourmet blends" last year. So do various McDonald's around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latte Lightweights | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...have taken hold. This fall 2,300 enthusiasts turned out for a meeting promoting the establishment of a NASDAQ over-the-counter market in Japan. Old business models are being tossed aside like yesterday's sashimi. The hero of a popular novel is the young president of a chain of bars. One of Japan's biggest growth industries is continuing education. And Tokyo's newspapers are filled with ads for night schools designed to turn salaried workers into entrepreneurs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Start-Ups: What's Bad For Japan Inc.... | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...massive influences. I got into Detroit techno, especially early Detroit techno, Chicago house, and then I think it got a bit lame, it got a bit boring, and it got a bit obvious, and that's when I started going back to guitar-based stuff and Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth... Sonic Youth--awesome...

Author: By Josiah J. Madigan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: "It's Just Trance Music, Really" | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

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