Word: specializing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Discussing the extent to which special interests and rich lobbies control Congress, Beatty said, "If we trust democracy, it's time to pay for it," he said...
...general rule, I don't watch television. Ever. Growing up, my parents were solidly anti-cable, their tastes ranging across a very narrow spectrum which consisted primarily of "Masterpiece Theater" and a select number of weekly staples. Every once in awhile we'd turn it on for special occasions (read: the Super Bowl). Needless to say, the same 13 channels tended to get very old very quickly...
...aforementioned campiness has a tendency to descend to an almost amateurish level. The opening sequence, which hasn't changed since the show began, looks like it was pasted together in a high school video class, and the technical crew is never going to win any awards for incredible special effects. But instead of detracting from the show, these unpolished aspects serve to heighten enjoyment and run up the fear factor. Like the Blair Witch Project this summer, the scare lies in the unknown, the monster lurking in the shadows who never quite reveals himself. The thrill lies in the psychological...
...physics professor,whose real name appropriately enough is Ernie, is an incredible whistler. "He had braces all throughout college, and he has this special whistling technique that's different from what everyone else uses. We were all worried that he wouldn't be able to do it once he got the braces off, but he could." He performs with music-minus-one, which involves whistling over classical recordings with the solo instrument removed. "He whistled at my wedding this summer," Vaux reveals. But because of some problem with the sound system, he had to whistle a Bach piece a cappella...
...forum, which will take place on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Science Center D, also features Manuel Rodriguez Orellana, the Puerto Rican Independence Party's special envoy to Washington...