Word: dressing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...down folk. It doesn't always jump, but there's no arguing with the top-grade jazz. Tickets go on sale through Concertix, and only a limited batch can be bought at the door an hour before showtime. It's a formal business, and you are expected to dress appropriately...
...Besides being home to the Celtics and Bruins, the Fleet Center is the venue of choice for those big rocking arena tours. Aerosmith, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync have all graced us with their presences here. Dress depends on the concert; the names of the hunks from 'N Sync on the face and that old ratty Guns 'N Roses t-shirt are both acceptable. Not surprisingly, the crowds at the Fleet Center are equally diverse, anything from screaming teenyboppers (and their reluctant parents/chaperones), to those looking to relive the past and those just looking for a good time...
...sudden summer rainstorm. However, the cheaper lawn seats can be fun for the adventuresome folk who can think of many creative things to do with mud and/or wet clothing. The lawn not surprisingly attracts the young crowds and the older adults tend to congregate under the roof. Dress is casual...
...downed-tree variety. People had to be rescued from rooftops and trees, and from waterlogged autos. Loyal owners photogenically carried their dogs to high ground. Trains didn?t run on time. But the forces of nature were nothing compared to the gale force of the media. This was a dress rehearsal for the apocalypse, and the stand-up men in their slickers and earpieces lasted far longer ? and shouted louder ? than Floyd ever...
Imposition of a dress code or uniform should be one of several changes designed to improve standards in your school, along with those that promote more parental involvement and higher academic standards. Goldman believes that to introduce a new clothing policy "as part of a wider array of policies and practices is probably a very good thing." But he warns that "if done as a supposed quick fix, it is a terrible idea. Nothing is a quick fix in education...