Word: knowns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Saturday the Boston Intercollegiate Taiwanese Students Association (BITSA) hosted a conference at Harvard aimed at helping students explore the challenges of being first-generation Taiwanese-Americans. About 200 students registered for the conference, "Old School/New School: Bridging the Taiwanese-American Past and Future," known as BITSA...
...Hindus worldwide, yesterday marked the beginning of the New Year. The festival of lights known as Diwali is a time of celebration. Hindus pray to Lakshmi--the goddess of wealth and good luck--with hope that the forthcoming year will be a healthy and prosperous one. Families come together, savory foods are prepared and fire-crackers are burst in celebration. Lamps are lit to pay obeisance to the Gods and also to symbolize the lifting of spiritual darkness...
...find yourself deluged with fabulous offers: a condo on the beach in Barcelona, a castlelike "cottage" in Burgundy. Sometimes the accommodations are more modest than what you're offering in exchange. But timing and location can make up the difference. If you live in a less well-known area, you can write to prospects, regaling them with the hidden charms of greater Toledo or Tulsa, or luring them with the special amenities of your community: tennis or golf, for example...
...professor of Harvard's perennially popular Literature and Arts C-37, "The Bible and Its Interpreters," James L. Kugel is perhaps best known to undergraduates for his light-hearted personality and tendency to sing "Happy Birthday" to students in class. He is also known, however, as one of America's foremost Biblical scholars, an authority on issues from historical interpretation to translation. His 1997 book, The Bible As It Was, a history of biblical interpretation in antiquity, was a finalist for the 1997 National Book Critics Circle Award and a popular favorite. In his latest release, The Great Poems...
...face it: the Net's not known for its sense of style. So what mysterious force could have brought fashionistas, geeks and celebs together? Why, Canine Couture, a benefit for Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, sponsored by Pets.com. The stars turned out with pooches in tow, and some even took a turn on the runway. Sigourney Weaver arrived with her daughter Charlotte and pup Petals. Robin Strasser, who plays Dorian on "One Life to Live," brought her dogs Scooter and Lola to the bash. "Sopranos" star Edie Falco brought along Marley, who took an unscheduled turn...