Word: scaled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Saradjeff's early departure was something of a tragedy for the bell project. He left only partial plans for the bell's hanging, and he was the only man around with any comprehensive knowledge of their playing. The bells are tuned to an eastern scale, supposedly a mixture of Byzantine and Tartar influences, which, to the Western ear gives their carillons a haunting and unfamiliar sound. No one here is quite sure how to play them or what music they were cast for. Aara admits that it is only through a lengthy apprenticeship that one begins to recognize the bells...
...strolled onto the lot where the blast of hydraulics, the turning of engines and the beeping of hazard warnings melded into a mechanized symphony. To the left there was curious structure--a little booth attached to a thirty-foot long scale. The trucks rolled onto the scale and proceeded towards the monstrous cavern where all of the gathered trash was dumped...
...emphasized that the Houses create a sense of scale and community for the undergraduates...
Test-preparation giants Kaplan and the Princeton Review, reacting to Achieva, have launched their own plans to compete with the upstart's full-scale service. This approach, which costs $300 to $5,000, is expected to become almost as common as braces. But it's a development many in education view as hysterical and unnecessary. "Getting into college is not rocket science," says Jon Reider, an associate admissions director at Stanford. "This is crazy...
...employer retirement plans, the typical account has 61% in stocks. Most people should have at least 70% of their long-term savings in stocks--up to 85% if you are under age 50. If you're in good health, wait at least until age 65 to scale back. With a life expectancy into the 80s, you have lots of time...