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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...many bad experiences with films like the oh-too-cheesy Nightmare on Elm Street or the genuinely nightmare-inducing Scream have left a bad taste in my mouth. When bad taste strikes, however, there's nothing like The Faculty's group of water-loving, body-snatching aliens to wash away that not-so-fresh feeling...

Author: By Sara M. Jablon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: THE FACULTY | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

...what consultants have to say." I informed Pilate his strategy was inhibiting my global growth. Pilate chortled again and made several more rude comments concerning my personal appearance. After consulting with a rival consultant from the same company, I decided to terminate the client-consultant relationship. Pilate, glad to wash his hands of it, went downstairs to consult my neighbor on Mesopotamian divorce contracts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Consulting Hits Home | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...Wash. at N.Y. Islanders...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOCKEY | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

Arizona at Wash. (bkc), NESN...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ON DECK | 2/4/1999 | See Source »

...spend fewer nights agonizing about whether their children were overburdened or understimulated by homework. Of course, the debate over national standards is a complex one, and cramming for a national test could mean more mindless at-home drudgery for kids. But not necessarily. When Taylor Hoss, 10, of Vancouver, Wash., came home last year with packets of extra homework assigned in preparation for the state's new mandatory assessment exams, his parents shuddered. But as they worked through the test-prep material, the Hosses were pleased with the degree of critical thinking the questions required. "I was very impressed," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Homework Ate My Family | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

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