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...Galatis believes, the NRC's recent flurry of activity is little more than window dressing. "If they wanted to enforce the law," he says, "they could have acted when it counted--before granting the license amendment. Whatever wrist slap they serve up now is beside the point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NUCLEAR WARRIORS | 3/4/1996 | See Source »

...definitely senior night as Nielsen scored the Crimson's second goal right off the face-off on a rocketing slap shot that made The Rocket's fastball look like a whiffleball. It was also Nielsen's first goal in a long time--he scored twice against New Hampshire on December...

Author: By Chris W. Mcevoy, | Title: Nothing Going Right for Losing Icemen | 2/26/1996 | See Source »

Harvard came out of the locker room and mounted an offensive surge. However, the Crimson could not capitalize and, gradually, Northeastern regained control. With four minutes remaining in the period, Husky forward Angela Scerra received a pass in the high slot and rifled a slap-shot past goalie Jen Bowdoin...

Author: By Connor Schell, | Title: Huskies Devour W. Hockey | 2/8/1996 | See Source »

...insisted that their company was "not for sale." But it was. Last Tuesday, Sun was said to be offering $33 a share, about the price at which Apple is trading on the stock market, or roughly $4 billion. By Thursday, Sun was reportedly offering $23 a share--nearly a slap in the face for one of the originators of personal computing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: APPLE OF SUN'S EYE | 2/5/1996 | See Source »

...move that some considered a slap on the wrist, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil charges against Orange County, its board of supervisors and its two top financial officials. The sec cited fraud, misrepresentation and a failure to disclose key information in the sale of 11 highly risky bond issues, but the agency did not seek financial penalties. The county filed for bankruptcy 13 months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: JANUARY 21-27 | 2/5/1996 | See Source »

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