Word: flatness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There's a Hal Ketchum song about life in small-town America that has haunted me throughout my time at Harvard. In it, a high school kid argues that "the world must be flat/'cause when people leave town they never come back...
...banks, that it has properly managed its risks abroad. "The impact of derivatives over the past 15 years on the banking industry is that today we can manage risks better then ever before," says Brickell. "We may hit a pothole from time to time and even get a flat tire. But we've traveled a long, long...
Then the New York Post reported that Folkman would share in a $1 million book deal with Random House. Flat wrong, says Random House. It is true that the publisher has tapped science writer Robert Cooke of Newsday to produce a book about Folkman's life and cancer research and that Folkman has agreed to cooperate with the project. But the scientist won't get any money from the deal...
...Seven Hoods (1964). These two basically cover the "Rat Pack" phenomenon. "Ocean's Eleven" gets an edge for a semblance of plot and a winning turn by Cesar Romero as kingpin Duke Santos. "Robin" has some good musical numbers. Both are ultimately dragged down by too many flat spaces and an over-reliance on Pack charm to fill them...
Shah takes the call in the living room of his three-story, seven-bedroom manse near Philadelphia, surrounded by those daughters. Photos of them are on every desk, every table, every single available flat surface, a gallery of big bright eyes and little-girl smiles...