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...personalities who lose their jobs may feel abandoned and show their frustration by, for instance, voting against the party in power. Those who usually feel in control of every situation may be especially stunned by unexpected economic setbacks. "The perfectionist will think all his achievements have been to no avail," says Cassius. "The masochist, by contrast, will now be happy again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Is The Country in a Depression? | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

...lead. However, the Crimson snuffed out any Columbia comeback hopes reeling in the game, 16-14, behind four key blocks by Mary Kroupa. At no point was Harvard's height advantage more obvious, as the undermanned Lions tried to hit through the much taller Harvard blocking line to no avail...

Author: By Jj. Patterson, | Title: Lem's Questions Answered Against Lions | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

Clandestine Iraqi radio broadcasts have recently begun calling on the Shi'ites to rise up -- so far, to no avail. "The Iraqis have very good intelligence," says one U.S. official. "They've already focused on the discrimination at Saudi Aramco." Says another official: "The Shi'a have a grievance, and if they are ignored, it will probably grow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: Shi'Ites: Poorer Cousins | 9/24/1990 | See Source »

...photographer Dennis Brack, the second most remarkable aspect of taking pictures of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia has been the 115 degrees heat. "I have sunburn on top of my sunburn," jokes Brack, who dutifully applies SPF 39 sun block every hour to little avail. "My warmest situation so far was taking pictures in the exhaust of an F-15 jet under the midday sun. It was so hot, the rubber grips around my lenses started to melt off." The heat and dust have already claimed one of Brack's cameras, and he is well into every piece of backup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From the Publisher: Sep 3 1990 | 9/3/1990 | See Source »

...potential political threats to Bush, this is the greatest. The sight of yellow ribbons, already a staple of the evening news, will fester like an open wound. Terrified of the nightmare that doomed Jimmy Carter's presidency, the White House is straining to avoid the H word. To no avail, of course. The U.S. knows a hostage when it sees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: Read My Ships | 8/20/1990 | See Source »

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