Word: gates
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Hermila Sanchez wanted a house that she could find in the dark. Muted pastels were the predominant colors in her hometown of South Gate, 10 miles south of Los Angeles, where the dusty heat further blanches the stucco residences to uniformity. But Home Depot's Navajo White and Swiss Coffee were not for Sanchez. And so, for her very first home, the accountant chose blue. Not a dainty cornflower or staid navy but the kind of blue that makes your eyes sting on a bright...
...starting gate," says Roy Tennant, digital library project manager for the University of California-Berkeley. "There's so much to be understood. It's just that all of a sudden, digital libraries have become a very sexy topic...
...result of new shuttle runs from the Quad to Johnston Gate and the Stadium, the College will no longer pay for cab vouchers for athletes on a regular basis...
Shuttle lines from the Stadium that previously ended at Johnston gate between 4:08 and 6:45 p.m.--and required students to disembark and wait--will now continue on to the Quad...
...commentary is punctuated by abrupt, shrill peel-outs from the starting gate. He points out the double-barrelled traffic light between the two lanes. "Basically, it's a matter of reflexes. The top yellow light comes on when the cars can advance to the start line, then the light below comes on when they're both ready to go. Then the lower lights go on: one, two three. Then the lowest light, the green light, flashes and you just smash the accelerator into the floor...