Word: grayness
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...prized for their bright whites and creams, have a warm hue, as do the larger South Sea pearls, which come in gold, silver and white, and freshwater mussels, available in a range of pastels. Tahitian pearls, which were not successfully cultivated until the 1970s, have cooler hues, like black, gray and green. Some pearls are shinier than others. "Luster is a matter of taste," says Tom Moses, senior vice president of the laboratory and research departments at the Gemological Institute of America, an educational group. "At the moment, in the U.S., pearls with high lusters are the most desirable...
Class begins immediately as Professor of Mathematics Dennis Gaitsgory dashes in, dressed haphazardly in a button-down over a gray undershirt, most likely plucked from the same pile as his loose, wrinkled slacks...
...make the arcade a more lively, more comfortable space,” she says.More recently, in February 2004, Harvard evicted all the retailers from 90 Mt. Auburn St. and demolished two century-old buildings in order to build what is now a Harvard library administration building. James W. Gray, the associate vice president of HRES, says that these examples do not detract from the University’s mission to encourage local business and its “goal for the Square, which is to have a vibrant and successful Harvard Square.”Gray says that...
With his tattered gray turban, his threadbare waistcoat and the gnarled hands of a laborer, Karim Khan hardly looks like the ideal customer for a financial-services firm. But to the Azizi Bank in Kabul, he's a prime client. Khan is one of some 60,000 Afghans who have opened an account at Azizi since a new savings product was launched four months ago. Although his initial deposit of $100 in crumpled Afghani notes may seem paltry, because of customers like him Azizi is increasing its deposit base faster than any other bank in the country. "You have business...
...Agency (EPA) safety guideline, according to Frederick vom Saal, a University of Missouri endocrinologist. Chemical companies say the findings are not applicable to humans, but the federal National Toxicology Program has launched a reassessment of the safety standard. "The literature around BPA is very controversial," warns EPA scientist Earl Gray. "Next year's review should clarify things...