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Handwriting on the wall for affirmative action
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CHARLES KING
University Wire
10-17-1997
(Colorado Daily) (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. --
In 538 B.C., while the army of Darius, the last king of the Medes, laid siege
to Babylon, Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon, threw a big shindig with food
and drink galore for 1,000 of his well-heeled sycophants. In the midst of
whooping it up, a message for Belshazzar miraculously appeared on the wall:
"You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting." Turning pale, King
Belshazzar was -- we might say -- scared spitless. Before the evening ended, he
was dead, and Darius the Mede was the new ruler ...
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Umbrellas offer mode of expression, function at Indiana U.
News Wire article from: University Wire
; ...traditional" choice of umbrella users. Fashion umbrellas often feature...hundreds of black umbrellas on campus, despite the numerous umbrella styles available...since "unique" umbrellas are difficult to find. "I want my umbrella to be, ideally...
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Umbrellas.(LIFE-CYCLE STUDIES)(invention of umbrellas)
Magazine article from: World Watch
; ...dictionary defines an umbrella as a "screen commonly...downpours under umbrellas, but the devices...The Latin root of umbrella, umbra, means...occasionally spotted with umbrellas, but it wasn...shot guns. An umbrella with a poison...Disposal Most umbrellas are stocked at ...
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Umbrellas Are Dopey-By a Whisker
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...pansies to put their umbrellas away!" Sandy Risley...Michigan . . . . {Using an umbrella in the snow} would...So I say: Use an umbrella!" Charles E. Beckwith of Herndon votes yes to umbrellas, but he adds a good...shoveled, {carrying an umbrella during a snowstorm...
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Umbrellas out under the sun\
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN)
; ...made satin sun umbrellas in Asian-inspired...fashion-forward umbrella on a dreary rainy...become a part of umbrella design. Sun umbrellas are enjoying...they want an umbrella they'd want...notes that dark umbrellas block sunlight...
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Umbrella may have us covered, but it doesn't get much respect.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ...of the latest umbrella innovation...Wind-resistant umbrellas have two layers...carry that black umbrella," she declares...s wonderful umbrellas out there...Ask a guy with umbrellas in his blood. "The umbrella was designed...
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Umbrellas: the bill-boarding effect.
Magazine article from: Wearables Business
; ...picture on a logo umbrella, but one of those leggy...The hottest trend in umbrellas is for a great cause...Breast Cancer Awareness Umbrella. "This is a hot item...pictures attached." Umbrella suppliers also are getting...engraved handles. Uses for umbrellas include employee and...
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Umbrellas.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Best's Review
; ...determine whether they are gefting the most from their umbrella programs. Umbrella and excess liability policies create a dilemma for...their top customers to competitors that will provide umbrella coverage--in addition to the underlying auto...
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Umbrellas: Bigger and Better
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...You can tell market umbrellas from old-fashioned...that look like a mini-umbrella on top to keep them...the canopy fabric, umbrellas with these tilt mechanisms...The part of a market umbrella that makes the biggest impact is the canopy. Umbrellas range from 7 1/2 to...
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Commercial umbrellas
Magazine article from: Rough Notes
; ...people think that commercial umbrellas cover all liability claims...losses might be covered by some umbrellas and not by all umbrellas. In this article we will not...here can be compared with the umbrella(s) you use. If you contact...
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When umbrella coverage won't keep you dry
Magazine article from: Medical Economics
; ...exposed to financial storms. Umbrella insurance is a comforting...least-if you have a true umbrella, and if it's properly coordinated...are sometimes loosely called umbrellas, notes James Salisbury...household members do, such an "umbrella" won't cover it, either...
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