Word: adamancy
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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EVER SINCE Adam and Eve took a bite out of forbidden knowledge, there has always been a strong tension between religion and education. Scholars of the European Renaissance confronted this split when they tore down the rigid ecclesiastical dogma of their day, scientists witnessed its revival during the 18th century Enlightenment, and amid fundamentalist revivals, humanists of the 20th century still feel it today. Parents may push their children to get good grades and go to church on Sunday, but any disciple of the Divinity School can tell you that the connection between religious and secular education is, at best...
riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend...
...over both squads of hapless New Jerseyans. Fasi scored eight goals in the first half of the afternoon game against Montclair State. He opened the game's scoring at 0:22 of the first period, slamming the ball into the Montclair net after a nice set-up from junior Adam Button. For the rest of the game--and for the rest of the tournament--the 17th-ranked Crimson lived up to its billing as one of the East's best...
Osborne, of course, is not the only personal-computer maker having troubles. Victor Technologies of Scotts Valley, Calif., last week laid off 350 workers and announced it expects to lose money in the third quarter. Coleco, based in West Hartford, Conn., once again delayed delivery of the Adam, its new $600-to-$700 computer system, raising questions as to whether the product would be shipped in time for the Christmas selling season...
Osborne Computer, though, had some unique problems. Insiders explain that its founder, while savvy and brash, was undisciplined. Says one: "Adam was always supremely confident. For him to desire something was quite enough, and the fact that it didn't exist didn't matter." Critics say his impulsive demands were enough to propel the company for the first year, but he lacked the management experience to run a larger company in a highly competitive field...