Word: frames
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...start with a little equation: WINTER=MAKEOVER. Dr. K doesn't care if you're a boy or girl; the drastic climate change calls for profound aesthetic alteration. Any makeover must begin with the right frame of mind--think to yourself, "Today I will look great and still stay warm." Repeat if necessary. Get ready for a conversion of Biblical proportion...
...severely dismayed at the new grape voting options available to students. The time frame [to educate voters is now] so small that I fear both groups will have to resort to 'guerilla' publicity tactics to publicize their views on the new choices," she said. "This...sets the stage for an uninformed vote...
...those 10-speed-pedaling hordes who brave the Cambridge cobbled streets with sufficiently pneumatic tires may wonder. The retro-bike is a genre of used bike which is turning up with alarming frequency on campus. The most common strain--sorry, retro-bikers, it is becoming common--is the Raleigh frame in a rust-eaten variant of burnt umber, olive, electric blue or the ever-present black. The metallic frame comes over both the front and back wheels half-way and preferably, in the purest strains of retro-bike, has an irregularly shaped casing over the chain. Schwinns are also acceptable...
...sure, there are other genres of retro-bike. Not to be overlooked is the too-small banana seater that has sparklies somewhere on the frame. This type of bike is most often seen parked near WHRB or emerging from the snow after a thaw. And, there is the friendly, "creative retro-bike" with flowers painted on it. This rarity has only one member on campus and it is always parked in front of DeWolfe. Above and beyond the retro-bike, transcending the style capacity of most, is the motorized scooter. This is reserved for the select few. It's something...
...nose is key. Digital technology has propelled the electronics business to light speed. Sony has to run with lithe computer giants like Compaq and IBM in the race to develop software, engage in complex battles over copyrights and industry standards in the entertainment business, and frame alliances and joint ventures before rivals intercede. The winners will be decided not simply by techno-vision but also by sniffing out the truffles in these daunting challenges and bringing them to market...