Word: slates
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Materials: Steel frame, fire resistant plywood and fire protection system (the original tower burned down in a 1956 blaze), polychrome slate (fading green, red and black), copper finials and the piece de la resistance of four corner brick and stone precipices...
...life at Harvard has been pooh-poohed to death. Get over it, get out, live a little. When January 1st, 2000 rolls around it will symbolize many things. It will be the beginning of a new year, a new millennium (well sort of) and a chance for a clean slate. For millions of students though, this opportunity for do-over comes twice a year. But for most Harvard zombies, back to school means back to the books and, maybe, if you're lucky, a bit of binge drinking for good measure. Socially speaking, we're hurting. The time has come...
...scenario, the payout is based on what it would cost consumers to buy that additional coverage, not what it is costing the company to provide it. And execs have already bought settlement insurance to take care of that amount. Most important, the deal gives Met Life a clean slate as it heads into its big IPO, which, if successful, could easily cover the cost of this and any future settlements...
...pilots the four networks announced for fall, none has a minority star, an embarrassment that led the same TV executives who unveiled the vanilla slate to issue chagrined statements, point to minority characters on existing shows and scramble to make last-minute cast additions. But the issue is more than numbers. It's the future of integration. Network prime time has not just been whitewashed, as Mfume says, it's also been redlined--divided into distinct white and minority (mostly black) 'hoods. Four years after Oprah Winfrey challenged Ross and Rachel to "get a black Friend," the most diverse group...
...your stationery and school supplies, try Bob Slate on Church Street although CVS will certainly do. Definitely check out Buck-A-Book on JFK St. if you're in need of inexpensive birthday cards (2 for $1) for friends and relatives. It's a hidden gem of the Square...