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...identifying the scholars who would fill tenured positions in Afro-Am, Johnson said she is looking for individuals who are prepared to invest energy in rebuilding the department. "Anybody coming knows the depart- ment needs a time commitment," Johnson said.And yet, she added, "that may lose some people...

Author: By Rebecca L. Walkowitz, | Title: Afro-Am Beginning To Narrow Searches | 12/6/1990 | See Source »

...help you properly fit equipment. Visit a local ski shop, where trained professionals can assist you. Often these shops offer cheap rentals packages as well. Also, it's best not to be taken in by trends. Don't buy skis because they are pink and look nice. Before you invest, make sure you like the sport, and that the equipment you buy is suited to your ability level...

Author: By Cara A. Dunne, | Title: TIPS FOR BEGINNERS | 12/6/1990 | See Source »

...normal year, late November is the time to break out the mittens, dig up those old packets of instant hot chocolate and invest in a stockpile of firewood. But this year, November 28 will be remembered as the day that Harvard students felt more inspired to sunbathe than to sleigh...

Author: By Angelina M. Snodgrass, | Title: Summer Hits Harvard, Again | 11/29/1990 | See Source »

Beyond causing direct losses in trade and commerce, the gulf crisis has sparked a general reluctance to invest in a region that has been an important trading partner for industrialized economies, contributing $3.3 billion to Germany's $81 billion trade surplus for 1989. For the moment, most capital projects have been delayed. Saudi Arabia, for instance, planned to construct 400 new industrial plants at a total cost of $40 billion in the next five years. Until the crisis is resolved, it is safe to assume that those projects will remain where they are today: in limbo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Frozen In Midstream | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...wonder why more isn't being done in the first place to prevent women from falling into the ruts that lead to prison. "Is incarceration the most rational way to deal with a woman who is a drug addict?" asks commissioner Sielaff. The country would do well to invest in programs for drug abusers, for battered women, for incest survivors and for the children of inmates, says Elaine Lord, superintendent at Bedford. But instead, the nation's prison systems, much like the overburdened school systems, have become the social program of last resort, a catchall for society's neglected troubles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The View from Behind Bars | 11/8/1990 | See Source »

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