Word: coded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...balding journalist of whom Roger Ebert once jokingly noted, "You know, his scalp is so prominent, it's worthy of its own zip code." But all joking aside, film critic Gene Siskel was indeed a worthy man in many respects. The "Jake" to Ebert's "Fat Man," Siskel was a prominent entertainment journalist at The Chicago Tribune for 30 years as well as co-host of the syndicated movie review program Siskel & Ebert. Last Saturday, he died at age 53 of ongoing complications from surgery performed on his brain ten months...
Unfortunately, the Y2K bug itself pales in comparison to disgruntled space aliens or meteors the size of the Lone Star State. After all, the world would be hard-pressed to watch a hastily assembled team of elite MIT techies furiously debugging code. But it won't be long before the Hollywood writers view the Y2K problem as the next great feel-good flick. And for those of us who can't get enough, the sequel is only another thousand years away...
...three-inch plaque contains a metallic bar code and a five-digit registration number...
...last place I had expected to see a speech code enacted was at my alma mater," Silverglate said, referring to the guidelines, passed in April 1995, which punished "any...speech...of a sexual nature that is unwelcome, abusive, and has the purpose or effect of interfering with an individual's work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, demeaning, degrading, hostile or otherwise seriously offensive working or educational environment...
...think women and other students are often afraid to make their voices heard," said Sarah Szalavitz, a first-year law student. "Our code tries to ensure an environment free of sexual harassment and persecution...