Word: steams
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Inspired by the fountain in front of Harvard'sScience Center, artist Joan Brigham proposed a"Steam Ring," a system of several steam fountainsalong the route to attract the public's attention."We want to make what is invisible and theoreticalvisible to the public eye," Brigham said. "It'sreally important that the grassroots approve. Thepublic's voice is critical...
...games are different ( from other media because they actively engage children in violent acts: "It's worse than TV or a movie. It communicates the message that the only way to be empowered is through violence." Enthusiasts counter that the games serve as a harmless way to let off steam. As one video-store manager put it, "You had a bad day, so you can go in there and rip a couple of heads off and feel better...
...course, there are better ways to let off steam. As it is, American kids who have video-game machines already play, on average, nearly 1.5 hours a day. For many parents, the problem is not what their children are doing on their Nintendo systems, but what they are not doing while locked in Mortal Kombat -- reading books, playing outdoors, making friends. When the information highway comes to town, bringing with it a thousand new reasons to spend time in front of a video screen, that may be a growing problem not just for the kids...
Unfortunately, Joel could not continue this level of performance indefinitely. After a frantic version of "Pressure," which left the crowd frenetic, Joel seemed to run out of steam temporarily. He wandered into another song from the new album, "Shades of Grey." Joel seemed to realize that the slower song did not quite fit into the act, and even apologized at length for playing the unfamiliar song so early in the tour...
...semifinals, the Crimson topped the Big Green again, 3-0, before running out of steam and losing a fourth-game lead and the match to Northeastern in the finals...