Word: outlet
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...selling any of them. US West is strategically committed to cable because the company sees the cable-telephone hybrid as the perfect pipeline into consumers' homes, capable of handling video, voice and data. It might be willing to give Time Warner its freedom--as well as a guaranteed outlet for programming--in exchange for majority ownership of the cable assets...
...says TIME's Tamala Edwards. "But it's too late for him to have a real impact on the Dole campaign. For a variety of reasons, people are not turned on by the Dole message. It is a lot easier to excite people who are unhappy, and need an outlet for frustration. When the economy is doing relatively well, it is harder to find a reason to be upset with the administration. People do have problems, but they do not associate them with the government. Finally, Dole himself is not exactly the world's most passionate, clear speaker." With time...
...national chain CompUSA has an outlet nearby (Corner of N. Beacon and Market St., Brighton), but I would steer clear if you're looking for quality systems. CompUSA's prices are rock-bottom, but the machines they sell--IBM Aptivas, Compaq Presarios, and Packard Bells--are all designed for the home market, not a college dorm. These computers may seem like good deals in the short-run, but you may have problems expanding them in the long term...
...grant was also awarded to The Cellar Door for its effort to produce a new and completely untraditional outlet for student art being created at Harvard. This fall they plan to print the third issue of the square-shaped publication, as well as launch an updated, improved version of their Web site. The theme for this fall is "glass, nails, and other hazards," which Maika Pollack '98 describes as an "accessible theme that will help to break down the traditional formats of publications...
...launching the Web site, Pollack sighs, "It's a lot of work with a staff of only 12. But we're excited, because there is just no other outlet for this kind of stuff at Harvard." "This kind of stuff" refers to the recent mass of new media products and projects that are being generated for the Web, such as animated shorts and 3-D images. Pollack explains, "There are just so many things out there that are not meant for a magazine format. The Web is a whole new and exciting area." The Cellar Door plans to launch...