Word: expo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cries were coming from the Radcliffe Union of Students' (RUS) EXPO '97, which focussed on "how to say what you mean, (and get away with it!)"--both in the classroom and on the street...
...case of America's (Most Wanted) Team, the cartoonishly hated Dallas Cowboys. Microsoft, the biggest corporate success story of the decade, is commonly referred to by programmers who do not work for the company as "the evil empire." When Bill Gates appeared on screen at this year's MacWorld Expo to announce his timely financial bailout of Apple Computer, he was soundly booed by the crowd despite what were clearly good intentions on his part...
...glad S.C. Gwynne let those New Age nitwits have it with both barrels in his piece about the "Whole Life Expo," the country's largest holistic fair [AMERICAN SCENE, Oct. 20]. I solve my medical problems the old-fashioned American way--by drugging myself into a stupor. RUDOLPH MINGER Los Angeles
...this country great, or what? Where else could a group of enterprising shills and snake-oil salesmen get together to peddle their wares? This expo was a holistic sort of con game, where remedies were pitched to the self-absorbed, eager but aging yuppies forever seeking longevity. I'm sure H.L. Mencken would agree that the species Boobus Americanus still flourishes. MICHAEL N. CANTWELL Tampa...
...weeks ago in Old Westbury, N.Y., dozens of dogs, a few cats, a pair of African gray parrots and hundreds of faith-stretching humans showed up for what was billed as Long Island's first annual Natural Care Animal Expo. There they pored over everything from organic dog biscuits to hands-on healing for felines. "People are hungry for natural alternatives," says Susan Marino, 46, a holistic-health practitioner for pets who was the organizer of the conference...