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...heat got too much to handle even with your ice cream and fountain breezes (as it often did), your oasis was not a floating raft with a lemonade stuck in the cup holder but rather an air-conditioned building. Any air-conditioned building. And, like the cliche "any port in a storm," you found buildings this summer you hadn't had the opportunity to explore during the year. You checked out the Greek Vase Scholarship exhibit in Houghton Library, discovered the poetry room in Lamont and, of course, were able to be up-to-date on the latest sales...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: Wishing You Were Here This Summer | 9/10/1997 | See Source »

...most recent deal is with Jackie Onassis' chef of 25 years, Marta Sgubin, whose book will also be coming out next year. One celeb with a full menu is Sarah Ferguson, whose cookbook will reach stores in January. But don't bother salivating over such dishes as Pear-Port Quickbread, Roast Chicken and Chutney Tea Sandwiches and the Little Princess Birthday Cake. The trim Weight Watchers spokeswoman has renounced her claim to the title Duchess of Pork. The meals are all resolutely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 25, 1997 | 8/25/1997 | See Source »

Fights have already started to break out over the dwindling supply. Two weeks ago, hundreds of Canadian fishermen blockaded a British Columbia port for several days to keep an Alaskan ferry from leaving. The reason for their protest? Alaskan trawlers were sweeping up the salmon that spawn in Canada's rivers. Now the Canadians are threatening to do to the salmon runs of Washington State what U.S. fishermen have done to theirs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE FISH CRISIS | 8/11/1997 | See Source »

Observers reported two loud explosions at about 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of Hampshire St. and Cardinal Madeiras Way. The underground blasts blew off a utility entry port cover, releasing a five-story cloud of brown and blue smoke...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade and Barbara E. Martinez, S | Title: Blast Kills One, Downs Power In Cambridge | 8/8/1997 | See Source »

...first-time visitor, the harbor promenade on the Kowloon peninsula side can appear as the city's focal and most active point. During the day, the harbor, despite the recent threats of rising pollution, typhoons and the practice of land reclamation, houses the world's busiest container port, with more than 100 ships arriving daily. Then, as the late hours of the afternoon arrive, the Indian fortune tellers, the joggers and California-style bladers, the myriad of couples waiting for dusk to come, all provide picturesque detail to the majestic scenario of the bay and Hong Kong Island's towering...

Author: By Matteo F. Segalla, | Title: The View From Victoria Peak | 8/8/1997 | See Source »

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