Word: safes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Paleontologists don't pretend to know everything about how Homo erectus lived, but it's a safe bet the ancient prehumans passed their days in unremarkable ways. Their language was probably little more than a system of gestures and grunts. Their diet, consisting of foraged fruits and crudely cooked animals, was not an easy one to force down--if the attachment points on their skulls for stout chewing muscles and their large front teeth suggest anything. Their skill in making tools was limited: a flaked stone or a crude ax was probably as good as it got. They arose...
...sounds just about perfect, and it is. In the world of day care, the kinds of programs run at the Carter Center can be considered the ideal. They provide good food, a safe setting, plenty of mental and physical stimulus, and lots of attention and affection. Equally significant, they serve the children of low-income families, kids who may be at risk for poor development. Troy Harris used to be on welfare and now works at the Carter Center, where her two children are in day-care programs. "If I didn't work here, I would still want my children...
...This Cincinnati design school occupies an unpromising site, shoved between two older buildings and on top of a parking garage. Nor does its central feature, an 800-ft.-long subterranean corridor, seem to be the most compelling vehicle for delivering great architecture. But Peter Eisenman, never a safe designer, pushes all sorts of boundaries, including walls, floors and ceilings, to create spaces that are bewildering, exhilarating and compelling...
...past three years. Then I read in the New York Times that the record industry is in "one of the most perplexing crises it has faced in decades," with new albums by such well-known groups as Hootie & the Blowfish moldering on the shelves. Is it safe to assume that the young people of this country are finally concentrating on their homework...
...known quantities who could ensure a quick and tidy transition; basic compatibility to avoid the turf wars that pulverized the Carter Administration; loyalty over swashbuckling egos; tough, proven negotiating talent and skill at p.r. A Republican to prove bipartisan goodwill. Maybe a promotion for one old friend and a safe haven for another...