Word: tools
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...Harvard, Crimson and Brown is far and away the most widely used tool for minority students who opt to go through recruiting or who seek internships...
WASHINGTON: New federal statistics suggest that 1996 might see a recession. The Index of Leading Economic Indicators was down 0.3 percent in November, the third straight month of decline. "As a forecasting tool, the Index has had mixed success," says TIME's Bernard Baumohl. "It's never been proven to be totally reliable. But what is generally accepted is that three straight declines could indicate that a recession is coming some three to six months down the road." Early figures also reveal a lackluster Christmas season for retailers, who bore the brunt of record levels of consumer debt...
...pronounced "Leaving Las Vegas" the best film of 1995, and named its star, Nicholas Cage, best actor. "The New York Film Critics awards certainly provides a clue as to who will be nominated for an Oscar," says TIME's Richard Corliss. "They also give the films' publicists a major tool in marketing the films." Other winners in the 61st annual Film Critics Circle awards went to Jennifer Jason Leigh who won best actress in the film "Georgia"; Ang Lee as best director for "Sense and Sensibility"; Kevin Spacey as best supporting actor in three films -- "Seven," "The Usual Suspects," "Swimming...
From the start, abstract filmmakers sought to use light as a tool for communication without words. Color, movement, rhythm and music make up the vocabulary of these films. Though they range in length from seconds to 30 minutes, the majority of the films last five or six minutes, the perfect length for the unfolding of one chain of thought...
...House Ethics Committee will appoint an independent counsel to investigate ethics charges against House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The counsel will take up allegations by Ben Jones, a former Democratic Congressman from Georgia, that the Speaker's "Renewing American Civilization" college course was really a fundraising tool for Gingrich's GOPAC political action committee. TIME's Viveca Novak says the appointment could open the door to a broader investigation of the Speaker: "The outside counsel will not take the assignment without the authority to investigate anything he comes across. If, for instance, the person appointed as counsel is an expert...