Word: echo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hall. A student standing in the doorway began to shout a repetition of what the professor was saying to the students who were standing outside, so that those of us who had the privilege of being seated in the back of the classroom got to hear the class in echo form. At the same time, the crowd was so big that the A/V assistant could not get in the door, so the professor quickly replaced a lecture that was supposed to be based on slides with an inpromtu discussion of the plot summaries of all the semester's books...
...killed with some style. Then, with two minutes left in the period, RPI surrounded the Harvard net, but freshman goalie J.R. Prestifilippo (31 saves on the night) rejected three straight close-range shots, his last deflection sending the Crimson up the ice on its own offensive rush. With the echo of Prestifilippo's stick slapping against the ice, the battle cry sounded once more...
...want to see more members lead discussions...with groups like ECHO, Response, and Room 13," Kacholia said...
...wake up early and disappear for the duration. Take the day off--but don't tell anyone. If you have too much work, as most of us do, go sit in Widener, deep in the stacks, or in the giant reading room on the second floor, where the echo of a cough resounds louder than a wrecking ball. Stay there and study all day. Grab lunch or dinner at Loker, then go back to Widener again. Better yet, if you can afford a day away from your work, take a real break. Go to the beach in the middle...
Boris Yeltsin is resting easy after his recent heart bypass surgery. But what if his rest verged on eternal, and Russia veered toward a political coup? Investors with all their money stashed in U.S. stocks wouldn't have to worry much. The echo of political turmoil in distant markets might be barely audible when Wall Street is roaring like Niagara Falls. But for those invested overseas--through mutual funds or directly, in stocks--the noise would be more like a foghorn in their bedroom. The clamor of social, political and economic uncertainty just might send prices cascading lower...