Word: colorations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...should have been surprised by what was clearly the Academy's most complete transgression: its failure to nominate Hollywood wunderkind Steven Speilberg for his directorial effort in The Color Purple. The Academy gave itself away as a bunch of jealous, unappreciative snobs when it failed to commend Speilberg for E.T, choosing to give the Best Director award of 1982 to Sir Richard Attenborough for his crowd control talents in Gandhi...
Whether it was a belated Christmas gift (notice the witty use of Red and Green color imagery) or an early Valentine's Day present is irrelevant. The fact is that Cornell breathed new life into Harvard's hopes of a first-ever Ivy League crown...
...keen eye for daily routines in the old Victorian house, located in what was apparently once Cambridge, Mass. She notes the costume she must wear, a Handmaid's uniform, when she is allowed to go out shopping: "Everything except the wings around my face is red: the color of blood, which defines us. The skirt is ankle-length, full, gathered to a flat yoke that extends over the breasts, the sleeves are full." The image of a scarlet nun seems appropriate to her role in this strange new society. Once a month, during the Ceremony, Offred has sex with...
Price-conscious American consumers, though, are delighted. Robert Tout, a 29-year-old textile worker in Carlisle, Ky., owns a Samsung 19-in. color television set, which sells for about 50% less than a Sony of the same size. Says he: "I had no idea it was Korean when I bought it. It's good stuff." Though some consumers are wary of the quality of Korean imports, many others are impressed by the manufacturing standards. Jaclyn Jerabek, a research scientist at Columbus-based Battelle Memorial Institute, owns a Korean-made personal computer. Says she: "I made a good choice...
Three years ago, Goldstar built a plant in Huntsville, Ala., to manufacture color television sets bearing the company's own name. Consumer response was swift and positive. Since 1983, Goldstar's revenues from TV sales have more than tripled, to $100 million in 1985. TV sets with the Samsung label have also become brisk sellers...