Word: points
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...been the stylus of choice since 1884, when the first workable model was invented by L.E. Waterman, a New York City insurance salesman. Its undisputed flow dried up 60 years later, when, thinking "time is money," the man in the gray flannel suit ushered in the ball point pen introducing a new level of corporatization and homogenization to America. In the years following, America flourished as the most visionary of the throwaway societies. Disposable pens were the greatest giveaway since the advent of the key party...
...high point of the audition process for me was the Jesus Christ Superstar callbacks," Appel said. "The music was so uplifting. But the real pleasure came from the intense dance routines...
...Harvard I sometimes forget about sacrifice, American idealism, true freedom. The self-important attitude of the place kind of does that to you. But when I'm at home in my New York mountains, with my brother who's a West Point cadet and my father who didn't go to college but served twice in Vietnam as a Marine, nothing seems more important than defending those things. Maybe I've just got a sentimental attachment to my brother's "Duty, Honor, Country" and my dad's "Semper Fideles." But I think it's more than that. In June...
...until that point, Harvard had pretty much stifled Northeastern during the second half. The Huskies were able to gain a physical edge on the Crimson during the first half, but during the halftime break, Kerr encouraged his team to answer Northeastern's challenge and compete more physically...
...trying to delicately climb down from the precipice. Following six days of continuous bombing, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday authorized a meeting between Russian officials in the region and Chechen president Aslan Mashkadov. Russia insists that Mashkadov curb Islamic guerrilla groups operating in his country, although observers point out that the Chechen president himself has limited control over his own territory. And Russian opposition politicians, mindful of Moscow's 1994-96 debacle in Chechnya, are warning against escalating the conflict. But the recent apartment bombings ? and a videotape released by Russian intelligence showing Chechen commanders torturing and beheading Russian...