Word: gems
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Unless you're of Slavic descent or adept in Russian, you probably haven't closely examined the Slavic Languages and Literatures section of the course catalog--and you probably don't know about a gem of a course, Slavic 131: "Slavic Science Fiction...
...crest jewel of America's (brief) era of enlightenment. News media, public officials and those with a voice or forum within what remains of contemporary culture have an excellent chance to halt this sacrilege, before Sony-Disney get on board and turn a natural gem into a theme park. The "opposite shore" of the pond remains, at the moment, pristine--so you can see what used to be. The fucked-up side, incredibly, is now forbidden except to "hard hats." The second side goes next...
...dollar effort to rescue the District from its longstanding financial woes. TIME?s Ann Blackman notes that the idea has energized Washington residents who had begun to think that the District could not manage to solve its intractable problems: ?There?s a chance to make the city into the gem it should be, instead of the dump it is now. The potholes from last year have yet to be repaired, and are now filling up with this year?s snow.? If Congress agrees, the resulting law effectively would reverse the 1974 agreement which granted the District control over key aspects...
...that dicey district known as Broadway, there are no sure bets, but reviving a cherished old musical comes close. Find a Rodgers and Hammerstein gem that's been away for a while or dust off a fondly remembered piece of froth like A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and nostalgic theatergoers will probably beat a path to your stage door...
...gem," said Daniel D. Federman '49, dean for medical education. "He's a connecting kind of person. People relate easily...