Word: list
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...buyers are urged to keep diaries of their moods, record when they hit the aisles, and call another member of the support group whenever they feel the craving. Among other recommendations: organize possessions, return unneeded merchandise, close credit accounts, don't shop when tired, enter stores armed with a list and exit after one hour...
Eleven ministers are nervously keeping their December datebooks as open as they can this year. Reason: they are on the hush-hush list of semifinalists who hope to become the next minister of Riverside Church, the ritzy Manhattan citadel of Protestant liberalism. This week a lucky three or four among them will be notified by phone that they have been picked to come to Riverside for a last round of interviews. The preachers who did not make the cut will find polite rejection letters in their Christmas mail...
...take the guesswork out of making such an investment, some parents hire independent education consultants. For fees that can top $2,000, these self- styled experts assess a student's strengths, draw up a list of recommended schools, conduct mock interviews and make sure all materials are filed on time. "It takes a lot of pressure off parents," says one Rye, N.Y., mother. "And it's a tremendous relief for my daughter as well...
...Admissions staffers insist they are not swayed by come-ons. Yet most admit they are amused by the gimmicks, particularly if they are creative. Last year, in an attempt to get off the waiting list at his top-choice college, Scott Hart of Pleasantville, N.Y., sent the admissions staff a brochure with pictures of his life and a witty summary of his high school career. He got in. And even unabashed pandering can sometimes have a positive effect. Robert Voss, director of admissions at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, received two giant chocolate-chip cookies, his favorite, from an applicant. The cookies...
...looking down a wish list compiled by members of the Harvard athletic community. Some of the requests are rather surprising...