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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...following day, a Newton resident reported the theft of a Sony laptop from an office at 1033 Mass. Ave. The computer, taken between Feb. 12 and Feb. 14, was valued...
...debate tournament had just taken over alot of the room on campus. There seemed to be alot of problems with whom University Hall hadassigned the rooms to," Emily Yang said. "Both ofus had confirmation slips...
Majmudar, meanwhile, battling both the flu andhis Tennessee opponent Way, lost a second-settiebreaker after having taken the first...
...meantime, the fortunes of the old-line brands have taken a turn for the worse. Overseas markets have turned sour, with, first, Southeast Asia, then Russia and now Latin America producing surprises to the downside. Amazingly, these weakened economies have shown more appetite for computer hardware and software than for fancy razors and soda. A stronger dollar took away some of the pizazz. And some of the great brands have run out of room to show double-digit growth without bumping into one another. This week saw another tough quarter from Pepsi, which can seem to win only...
...part of a long-term approach to mind as machine," says David Schaafsma, professor of English education at Teachers College of Columbia University. "Writing is a human act, with aesthetic dimensions that computers can only begin to understand." The Kaplan course, a leader in test prep, has taken a more pragmatic approach: it has issued a list of strategies for "the age of the computerized essay." One of its tips: use transitional phrases like "therefore," and the computer just might think you're Dickens...