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Students received their card keys yesterday, Quincy House Superintendent Ronald W. Levesque said, but they can still use their old keys during a week-long "grace period...

Author: By Emil J. Kiehne, | Title: Quincy Gets New Card Key System | 9/4/1999 | See Source »

...months before New Hampshire. Pooley says it?s just as well it happened now. "He?s not an untalented man. He has a lot to offer in public service if he can find another way he wants to contribute," he says. "This way he got out with some grace and dignity." And two places ahead of Dan Quayle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You Won?t Have Lamar To Kick Around Anymore | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

...Never have I seen such courage, athleticism and grace as in the U.S. women's soccer team. They are truly a national treasure." ANDREW DEAN Talent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 9, 1999 | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...same way that banks are bombarding customers with ATM and service fees, giants like Citigroup, MBNA, Bank of America and American Express are raising fees, to $20 or $30, for being late or over limit. They're also shortening and rigidly enforcing grace periods on bill payments, upping foreign-transaction fees and imposing penalty interest rates of 20% or more. Some bewildered customers are being punished for not charging enough (inactivity fees). And even if you pay your MasterCard, say, but fall behind on your Discover charge, the MasterCard issuer might raise your interest rate, because you're deemed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finance: On The Hook For Fees | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...amount for their family to reach a desired destination, D.C. puts up one more obstacle. To enter a station's gates, one must slide the card into a slot with a precise force. Tourists, much to my amusement and their dismay, are usually unable to perform this task with grace. Harried Hill workers tend to groan at these naive masses to just get through the gate or get out of the way, but I think the scene is kind of endearing...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, | Title: A Native's Guide to Tourist-Watching | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

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