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However, the Rams were unable to convert the turnovers, and after Gates hit a lay-up for two of her 10 points and senior guard Courtney Egelhoff hit a spot-up three from the left corner, the Crimson had a 5-0 lead...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops Rams URI | 12/9/1999 | See Source »

Prasse-Freeman had two free throws to tie the game but could only convert on one of them, missing the first and making the second. Prasse-Freeman made 10-of-12 free throws on the night...

Author: By Mackie Dougherty, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Men's Basketball Loses to B.U. in Final Second | 12/8/1999 | See Source »

...read the article on Henry Grunwald's book Twilight, about his battle with macular degeneration [BOOKS, Nov. 15]. Having lost my vision in midlife, I can empathize with Grunwald and understand his daily struggle. I would like others with vision problems to know that reading machines are available that convert the printed pages of books, magazines and newspapers into speech through technology that scans the printed text. This is an absolute blessing and eases the burden of sight loss, affording blind people the opportunity to enjoy topical printed material without additional human assistance. CYNTHIA GROOPMAN New York City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 6, 1999 | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...Jack Greenberg, aquiring Tex-Mex and pizza chains in the past year. And it's not taking too much of a risk - if it can't make the 751 Boston Market franchises (which it snatched at a bargain basement price of $131 million) solvent again, it can easily convert some or all of them into McDonald's or other eateries for significantly less than the cost of building new premises. And, who knows, maybe Ronald McDonald will learn from Boston Market - and those spongy McNuggets will more closely resemble real chicken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Micky D Crossed the Road to Boston Chicken | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...completed. Beyond that, deposits held under the same name or type of account are insured only up to the $100,000 limit. "It's up to you to restructure your accounts during the six months," says FDIC counsel Christopher Hencke. If you have single-ownership accounts, you can convert one to a joint account...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Nov. 29, 1999 | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

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