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...fired from the station. This fall's first episode shows Frasier as he tries to deal with the grief over losing his job, and while it is above the average level of TV comedy, it's still fairly routine. Frasier's smashing a pinata at the ex-employees' picnic is the kind of contrived moment you could just as easily have seen on Coach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Five Cheers for Frasier | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...productivity, real wages have been rising for the first time in nearly three decades without spurring inflation. The U.S. growth rate, while down from its feverish 5.5% in the first quarter, is still expected to register 2%-plus for the rest of the year. The only skunk at this picnic is the Asian, Russian and Latin financial crisis, estimated to have knocked about 2.5 percentage points off second-quarter growth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What A Drag! | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...Tyson hasn't made an effort. He did host a picnic for 300 kids and didn't beat up any of them. He also slapped a $100 million lawsuit on former handler Don King for alleged mismanagement, which has to win him brownie points. To establish his growth potential, he served as an honorary referee at a pro wrestling match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Handicapping Iron Mike | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...error occurred while processing this directive]Fortune Investor Data All in all, a poor performance from the markets closest to the eye of the storm. But it's a picnic compared to the continuing collapse in Asia. The Nikkei sank to a 12-year low. Hong Kong, which had seemed immune on Thursday, plummeted on news that it had joined Japan in the recession club. The former colony's economy shrank a whopping 5 percent in the second quarter, virtually wiping out all of 1997's gains in one go; officials had originally predicted 3.5 percent growth. "This is outside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Markets On the Brink | 8/28/1998 | See Source »

Events sponsored by the Class Committee fall on the lower end of the cost scale--ranging from free to $12 for the Moonlight Cruise--whereas events sponsored by the Commencement Office include the senior picnic luncheon with its $20 fee per guest and $35 tickets for the Class of 1998 Clambake...

Author: By Stephanie K. Clifford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Graduation Is Costly Ritual | 6/3/1998 | See Source »

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