Word: permanente
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With the nation still trying to come to terms with the rise of urban ethnic conflict, institutions such as Harvard must lead in the development of new methods of studying the rapidly changing social fabric. The institution of permanent courses in ethnic studies and the hiring of more minority faculty...
Jane Corlette the acting vice president for government, community and public affairs, was so sure Harvard would find and name a permanent replacement for her within a month that on April 15, she wagered $5 on it.
That, in Kempton's case, is untrue. When he goes on to remark, "There are very few columnists the insides of whose heads are lastingly interesting," he identifies exactly what gives this feast of Kemptoniana its permanent appeal.
Because of, or aside from the Jake's egocentricity, the other main characters are decidedly unreal. Joanne, Jake's sunshine on a cloudy day, is more or less consumed by her permanent spaced-out fog, and never expresses passion for him very convincingly. Ralph Macchio, appearing as Chris's prepubescent...
What any good executive can expect is that success breeds imitation. Where Disney and Warner go, competitors will follow. Sony, which owns the Columbia Pictures library, has opened high-tech prototype stores in its Manhattan headquarters that emphasize the parent company's electronic equipment but also feature bibelots from current...