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...conspiracy to rank students according to social status (104=in FM nearly every week, 304=cool, 604=not antisocial, 904=Science Fiction Association)? Wamback assures us that "There are no personal, social or academic attributes hidden in the number. This is simply a numbering convention based on a custom generation algorithm. Numbers are assigned at random based on the next available number whether the individual is a student or an employee. The first numbers issued back in 1974 began with 100, 200, through 900. Then, after all numbers with these three integers were used, numbers beginning with 101, 201 through...
...Jewish custom does not include flowers at a burial. But the rabbi at Ben Averbuch's made an exception, and one by one, the softball team dropped yellow roses into his grave. "I think his family was amazed at how many people were there," says...
Inventor Hyuk-ho Kwon traveled from Seoul, Korea to accept his award, bringing custom-made suits for the four genuine Nobel laureates at the ceremony...
...question is both wrong and arrogant--Russia was never ours to lose--and the real issue is what to do now. But it's already a pundit's dream topic, since it's more fun to lay blame than confront facts and complexity. The "Who lost" phrase is custom cut for G.O.P. presidential contenders to score points against Democratic candidate Al Gore, tagging him as the front man in the Clinton Administration's "failed policy." Capitol Hill is aboil with hearings, beginning this week, aimed at flogging the Administration for everything that's gone wrong in Russia. And the Clinton...
...many designs. But the designers argue that the trend is much more important, that the opportunity to work in different disciplines helps develop talent and refine their artistic sense. And in any case, every commission presents an opportunity. One of Graves' most recent deals: to design a line of custom Cadillacs. They will not be sold at Target...