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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...which an extremely accurate timepiece was flown around the world and then compared with one that had stayed in place. If you wanted to live longer, you could keep flying to the east so the speed of the plane added to the earth's rotation. However, the tiny fraction of a second you gained would be more than offset by eating airline meals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History of Relativity | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...anticorporate values, it's more than a little ironic that he's one of the richest human beings on the planet. And clearly he's uncomfortable with his wealth. "What one person needs, and what one family needs and all of their future generations need is a tiny, tiny fraction of this total number," he says of his net worth. "That means we have an awesome responsibility to see that the wealth is put to good use." In addition to eBay's foundation, Omidyar and his wife are developing one of their own. He says he wants it to advance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside eBay.com: Coffee With Pierre Omidyar | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

They are only a slightly smaller group than last year's 1,185 early admits, but they are a much smaller fraction of the early applicant pool--only 18.9 percent--compared to last year's 25.9 percent. The total number of early applicants jumped 31.8 percent this year...

Author: By Michael L. Shenkman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Admits Slightly Fewer Early Action Applicants | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

...think of computer gamers as having refined, sophisticated taste, but believe us ? within the scope of our particular obsession, believe us, we do. Game publishers dump hundreds of computers onto the market every year, and only a small fraction of them really have the stuff we're looking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Holiday Games | 12/14/1999 | See Source »

...University's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) allows Harvard employees to take classes at the Extension School and graduate programs including the Divinity School at a fraction of the normal tuition...

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tuition Assistance Program Puts Harvard Employees in Class | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

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