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Dates: during 1990-1999
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HITACHI MINI-NOTE: Making its debut in December is Hitachi's Pentium-based, 2.7-lb. "micro-notebook." Ideal for Windows95 users who need to pack a lighter load. $2,499 (estimated...
...White House last week dumped its second load of videotapes of Bill Clinton schmoozing potential donors. Watching them is a bit like sitting through Groundhog Day, the movie in which Bill Murray keeps repeating the same 24 hours of his life. In almost any segment, you see the President entering a room or in a receiving line. Now he charms, now he mixes, now he makes small talk ("Nice tie!"). At some point he may accept a token of appreciation, like a lucky rock or a ceremonial dagger. He delivers some cheerleaderish remarks and shakes every hand that looks capable...
...curriculum: evidence, perspective, connections, supposition and relevance. It sounds New Agey, but students understand. As Lohattis Hayden, a 12th-grader interested in sociology, says, "The way we learn is totally different. We read a lot of articles and literature, but we don't have to take a load of textbooks home. This school is more than just studying--it's looking inside yourself...
...also fueled growth for Comair. The carrier's revenues have more than doubled since 1993, the year Comair started flying jets, to $564 million in fiscal 1997. Profits have risen meteorically: last year Comair posted net income of $75.4 million, an increase of 291% from 1993. Passenger-load factor, a critical measure, increased to 55.9% last year, from...
That kind of battering-ram mentality has allowed Menick to carry the load after junior co-starter Troy Jones was lost with a sprained ankle...