Word: gifting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When Newt Gingrich and his self-proclaimed revolutionaries took power after the 1994 elections, they passed the so-called gift ban, a deliberately draconian law that prohibits members of Congress and their staffs from accepting gifts of any value -- even a cup of coffee -- from lobbyists, journalists and contributors. Another reform: Gingrich placed six-year term limits on all committee chairmen. But in the days since Newt announced his resignation, his presumptive heir, Bob Livingston of Louisiana, has been peppered with furtive requests from fellow Republicans who want to turn back the reform clock. The total gift ban, they argue...
However, when the game spun hopelessly out of control, computers again arrived to rescue Bennahum. For his Bar Mitzvah, his dad promised him any gift if he would not invite the friends who got him into trouble. He followed his Dad's advice, and, moreover, he cut ties with them. Thus he received an Atari 800 with 48K of R.A.M. and a dual floppy disk drive. It was a turning point in his life: as his interest in computers grew throughout high school, his grades rose in direct proportion...
...Chapel," "Black Progress" and "Give Me a Ticket" are songs previously unreleased outside Jamaica. The complete set of 47 tracks is divided into three parts, traveling from Rock to Rock to Best of the Wailers. Although it may be quite expensive, ask your floor to buy you one big gift, because this is a compilation of the greatest of Marley...
Haven't done all your Christmas Shopping yet? Fear not! On Friday the 11th Annual Christmas Festival opens at the World Trade Center. Go bask in the joy of the holiday season and find that perfect gift for everyone on your list at the 350 boutiques which line the walls of the World Trade Center. There are many unique gifts handmade by craftsmen as well as many interesting culinary offering such as chocolate covered cranberries. Friday, 12 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., World Trade Center (South Station T-Stop...
...November 1996 University officials announced the $15 million dollar gift of New York venture capitalist Sidney R. Knafel '52 to Harvard's $2.1 billion dollar capital campaign. Knafel, who chairs the visiting committee to the Center for International Affairs, earmarked the money for the construction of a center for government and international studies, a project that would relocate the government, economics and other social science departments to a unified campus location...