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Fineberg also says there may be more potential for Y2K-related emergencies in the singular environments of the research centers than in larger, more cohesive areas of the University...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: deadline to debug | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

...this last Harvard Commencement of the 20th century, the United States stands at a singular position of power and prosperity. But we, the Class of 1999, must do more than simply profit for ourselves. We have the mandate and, indeed, the privilege, to be universal in our thinking and our actions: to embrace the difference that make us human...

Author: By Daniel M. Suleiman, | Title: Harvard's Gift | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

...Korean War, and many of its troops are semiliterate. The country's strategic nuclear arsenal is 300 times as small as that of the U.S. The entire arsenal packs about as much explosive power as what the U.S. stuffs into one Trident submarine. China's ballistic-missile sub (singular, not plural) hasn't been to sea for a year and would be sunk in minutes in a battle with a U.S. attack sub. The People's Republic has no aircraft carriers (the U.S. maintains 11 carrier battle groups), no long-range strategic bombers (the U.S. has 174) and funds this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Muscle: Birth Of A Superpower | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

Parts of this album evoke aspects of other acts: the clear, warm vocals of Sarah McLachlan, the techno-folk of Beth Orton. Dido even looks a bit like Jewel. Dido's strong, throaty singing, however, distills her influences and makes her sound singular. Her lyrics could be a bit more pointed: "I just want to feel safe in my own skin/ I just want to be happy again" go the rather bland words to Honestly OK. But the real energy in Dido's songs is in the rhythm, in the smooth collision of genres and in the emotional details that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Cherub Pop | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

...darkened room for just under two hours, and every minute of those two hours, one singular thought ran ceaselessly through my head...

Author: By Richard Ho, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Trapped With Her? Sign Me Up | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

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