Word: stockings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shows, Maher simply is a funny guy. A graduate of Cornell, a private college in upstate New York, Maher's slight lisp, devilish chuckle and sly grin are those of the eternal class clown. His 45-minute routine--which nonetheless seemed to end too soon--traversed all of the stock subjects of stand-up. But his observations and insights on life at home, life at college, getting older, drugs, politics and, of course, sex, were original and idiosyncratic, qualities sorely lacking from most local material...
...only $415 per term, and at the end of most years get a refund of around $100. For this price we get nutritious, delicious dinners six nights a week, a brunch on Sunday, home-made bread and granola, and everything anyone wants for breakfast and lunch is kept in stock. Meat is served a few times a week, and even our committed carnivores rarely complain because the cooking is tasty and substantial. Most of us lived in Houses for part of our time at Harvard and agree that the Harvard dining system leaves almost everything to be desired. We were...
Back in Vermont in 1984, Mason hooked up with Davis, who was running an artist-in-residence program there for the National Endowment for the Arts. In the mists of the future, they discovered, each could see Catamount looming small. They began to work out financing: stock sold to a few believers and a low-interest community-developme nt loan. Mason was aiming at something close to English real ale, though he knew there would have to be some touch-up carbonation to accommodate the colonials' taste for fizz. Beer drinkers in Vermont and New Hampshire, the intended markets, bought...
...Jamail, the Houston lawyer who has become a Texas folk hero by championing Pennzoil's case, crowed about his latest triumph. Said Jamail: "I'm a happy man today. The judgment says that the conduct of Texaco management was guilty and malicious." Investors share his enthusiasm: Pennzoil stock rose 10 1/8, closing the week at 81 1/8, while Texaco shares fell...
...With the help of a highly placed informant, federal authorities dramatically arrest three prominent members of the Manhattan financial community for profiting on private stock- market information. Investigations of insider trading continue to widen. Meanwhile, the practice has become a stain with the potential to blacken the reputation of the entire investment industry...