Word: training
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...King" and "Harvard Law School" are two names that most people would not associate with one another. To begin with, the former arranges for large, sweaty men to pummel one another into oblivion while the latter attempts to train the young minds who will formulate our nation's laws...
Clark says every effort is being made to train faculty and students in the use of the new technology, and most professors say they have been overwhelmed by offers of technical support...
...force, for performer and designers alike. Amblad is the only thing to look at for the whole length of the show, and it takes a lot of nerve to do what he is called upon to do. At one point, he twitches his mouth in sync with a train whistle; at another, he pretends to be electrocuted as we hear a loud buzz; towards the end, he actually bangs his head and face repeatedly into the seat of his chair, and he does it hard, so that we can hear it. The part, if one can call it that, requires...
...this reduction in subway safety with large posters in subway cars that announce that the cryptic "OPTO" will soon be featured on some subway lines. The acronym OPTO is spelled in huge letters; underneath, in smaller characters, the poster informs passengers that OPTO actually stands for One Person Train Operation. Does the MTA really believe that people are so gullible that the use of an acronym written in foot high letters will convince them that this policy is desirable? What's next, posters trumpeting EDAT to prepare travelers for Extra Derailments At Night? Or perhaps advertisements for MTHB will help...
...second day of the August train trip to the Democratic Convention, communications director Don Baer is glum as he paces with his cell phone. He has just been reamed out for allowing "too many people in the shot" with Clinton at the last stop, meaning that TV viewers will see a couple of extra faces besides the President's--as if that will make a difference to anything. But this is a campaign that issues a press release saying, "Unrestricted video of President Clinton's 21st Century Express train trip can be found beginning at 16:30 EDT on Telstar...