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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...humorous, then, that in a genre known for its attempts to be anything but traditional, the band names seem to be easily created from a very simple formula...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: POSTCARD FROM CONNECTICUT | 7/2/1998 | See Source »

...proceeds to pay off some of News Corp.'s sizable debt load -- which should pay off in a rising stock price. (News Corp. immediately gained $2 on the announcement.) And if there isn't exactly synergy between a baseball team and a movie studio in the entertainment industry, the formula works on Wall Street. Says Schwartz: "He's maximizing the value that he has by putting all the hot properties on sale together." Just imagine if the Dodgers start winning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fox: Catching Up With Ted | 6/29/1998 | See Source »

...funding plans. The issue heated up again in 1989, when Kentucky's supreme court found the state's funding system unconstitutional. Since then, courts have thrown out school-financing systems in 13 other states. Some, like New Jersey, remain perpetually mired, unable to arrive at a new formula, but most have begun emphasizing the notion of "adequacy," making sure each student receives a minimum spending level but allowing towns to collect extra funds for their own use. Vermont's supreme court, however, standing on the landmark 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision, ruled that the state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Revolt Of The Gentry | 6/15/1998 | See Source »

...nutritionists advise switching to low-fat or skim milk and eating more yogurt and cottage cheese than Haagen-Dazs and Brie. Even skim milk, though, can trigger allergies in some people, including infants, who in any case will get more iron and other key nutrients from breast milk or formula...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Evils Of Milk? | 6/15/1998 | See Source »

...Robert C. Merton, Baker professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, is awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for a formula that allows accurate calculation of certain financial risks...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, | Title: 1997-1998 In Review | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

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