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Third World bluff. Let them push us out and then invite the U.N. to locate elsewhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: United Nations: Playing International Hardball | 11/1/1982 | See Source »

...first man-o'-war of England's fledgling Royal Navy and a special source of pride to Henry VIII, founding genius of that noble institution. In 1509, Bluff King Hal named the 130-ft., 700-ton, four-masted carrack, which became the vice flagship of his royal fleet, Mary Rose, after his favorite sister. But on July 19, 1545, the willful monarch looked on appalled at Southsea Castle, near the historic naval town of Portsmouth, as the top-heavy Mary Rose capsized and sank in 40 ft. of water while repelling the attack of a French armada...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Raising a Tudor Rose | 10/25/1982 | See Source »

...musical's settings include the Mother Load Brothel and the town of Collier Bluff...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hasty Pudding Chooses Western For Spring Show | 10/7/1982 | See Source »

Their disparate styles figure prominently in a campaign between two political moderates. The Governor, 46, seems to be much that Stevenson is not: big and bluff, and happy to chat with anyone. Thompson, with $4 million in campaign funds (to $1.3 million for Stevenson), worked the crowd at Chicago's Labor Day Parade, wearing a hard hat and a Chicago Bulls windbreaker. "We had 4,000 Thompson balloons," he said. "We gave out stickers to everyone. There were only four Adlai hats and two pins-and Adlai didn't see them because he spent the day with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Governors: Return of Two Favorite Sons | 9/20/1982 | See Source »

...lefthanded or ambidextrous, tend to reverse letters (b for d), twist words (was for saw), confuse word order (please up hurry), subtract from left to right, or have difficulty with sequential thinking. Despite these problems, they may be intellectually brilliant, with oral skills so keen they are able to bluff their way through early grades. Dyslectics can become high achievers like Edison, Einstein, General Patton, Nelson Rockefeller and Bruce Tenner. But they are often misdiagnosed as retarded or emotionally disturbed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Don't Call It a Disease | 9/6/1982 | See Source »

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