Word: sand
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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They didn't make any money to speak of. But on the side, Smith invented a process for extracting oil from tar sand and sold it to Amoco for $1 million. American Electric Power, one of the more enlightened utilities, signed on to build a 125-ton-per-hr. Otisca coal-cleaning plant in Beverly, Ohio. AEP, which serves seven Midwestern states, and by itself produces 3% of the nation's electricity, budgeted $6 million for the project. "We went from a bare field to a fully operational plant within 20 months," recalls Smith proudly. The product of the venture...
Wollaston's sand is the standard grayish stuff, laced with dried seaweed and a little shredded garbage. Closer to the shore, the sand becomes mucky and less-than-inviting to potential waders...
Revere Beach, on the other side of Boston, is nearly at the end of the T's blue line, right before the Wonderland racetrack stop. Revere tries harder to be a bona fide beach. The sand is whiter, the beach stretches further, and the ocean stretches outward...
From the construction-laden Revere Beach T station, the walk to the sand and water is only a short distance down--what else--Beach Street. Shelters and a gazebo, each decoratedwith ornate wrought-iron trim, invite strollers tosit a spell. The Boston skyline is less obviousthan at Wollaston. Unfortunately giant moderncondominiums looms over the beach, promptingmemories of Holyoke Center architecture that wouldrather be forgotten...
Harvard is not known for its fun in the sun.Summer School offers few opportunities to spreadon neon pink sunscreen and fewer chances to playan intense game of sand volleyball. But thesituation isn't hopeless. There are escapes whenthe Charles River just isn't enough.CrimsonDavid E. RosenRevere Beach is only a hop, skip and a jumpaway...