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...Over the next twelve years, Haloid poured some $75 million into what has been named "xerography" (from the Greek words for "dry writing"), about twice its earnings from regular operations. The difference was scraped up through loans and new stock, some of which Wilson and other executives accepted in lieu of salary. In 1960, the first fully automated Xerox machine came to market...
There have been suggestions for changing the language requirement to make it less abhorrent to so many people. Bolinger himself suggests offering courses such as black English to promote a better understanding of American minorities. Other possibilities include courses on a foreign culture in lieu of the language, or the abolition of the foreign language requirement altogether...
...hack-around junk. They were listless and basically uncaring. When the Dead are good, they are truly magical--they can create a frenzy out of nothing. But even "Dark Star" was done mostly (so it seemed) for form's sake. It was a crumb thrown to their fans in lieu of a real "Evening With the Grateful Dead"--the mystical communion of souls and music that only the Dead can initiate and then sustain. Lately, their magic hasn't been much in evidence...
After his arrest, Hakim was held in jail in lieu of $50,000 bond. The bail was later lowered to $2,500. The money was raised, and Hakim was released...
Shaw feels quite strongly that the present relationship between the City of Cambridge and the universities is not a healthy one. He would limit expansion through zoning; explore the possibility of opening up university facilities in lieu of tax payments; encourage the building of further student housing in outlying areas such as Arlington; and promote a greatly increased usage by Cambridge residents of study opportunities at the universities...