Word: preventative
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Lasaga, currently in his Cheshire, Conn., residence, is equipped with an electronic monitor to prevent him from leaving his home without authorization from state officials...
...learn, it really goes dark), adding to the sense of mystery and building towards the final climax. In fact, when the lights go out for good, DeCleene and the directors seem to have all their bases covered; they play with a number of tricky light devices in order to prevent the audience's eyes from becoming accustomed to the dark (thus making set changes visible). Ultimately, the lighting scheme and technical direction perfectly convey the thrilling novelty of Wait Until Dark--when the lights go out, we're all alone...
Fortunately, as the Shumann and Mahler program this Thanksgiving proved, nothing--not even rude audience members--should prevent one from witnessing the myriad of musical splendor that is the Boston Symphony Orchestra...
...ARCO Forum hosted its most heavily attended event of this year: a speech by George Soros called "The Crisis of Global Capitalism: Open Society Endangered." With over 700 people in attendance, security had to shut down the building 15 minutes into Soros' speech in order to prevent more people from packing into the overflowing room...
Various members of the local newspaper community voiced concerns over a city ordinance that banned the presence of newspaper racks on certain Cambridge sidewalks. The ordinance was designed to prevent the racks from becoming a hazard to people in wheelchairs...