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...have never been especially enthused by Borg's remarkably unimpassioned demeanor. Although big-time tennis has a pleasant rhythm, it often boils down to two people hitting a little ball back and forth over a net--and, recognizing the intricacies and talent involved, it can bore...
...constant circulating and recirculating of issues and anger and unity and division, there was still a Commencement in spring 1970. Life went on. But it was an active spring. And when students plaved "capture the flag" in the Yard, one flag said "Veritas" and the other bore the insignia...
...years the universe was governed by a republic, which was regulated by the order of Jedi Knights, who bore a vague resemblance to Japanese Samurai warriors. But eventually the citizens of the republic "didn't care enough to elect competent officials," says Lucas the historian, and so their government collapsed. A sorcerer, a bad counterpart of Yoda, blocked all opposition and declared himself Emperor. He was not seen in Star Wars: Episode IV, but he makes a brief appearance in The Empire...
...anything that floats," said Oscar Rodriguez, manager of B & F marine store. "People are buying lifesavers, lamps, rope-anything, just as long as they need it on a trip to Cuba." Cars with boat trailers clogged the narrow two-lane road from the Florida mainland to Key West; some bore license plates from states as far away as New York. Drowsy Key West, just entering its off-season slumber, bucked to life as drivers steered their bulky rigs through the streets, looking for places to slip their boats into the water. "I am taking the chance because there...
...week in Milwaukee, under the sponsorship of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. The most significant message came from Washington. It was delivered by Paul C. Pritchard, deputy director of the Interior Department's new Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, who bore the bad news that direct federal support for theater preservation projects is drying up. The good news was that under the 1978 Tax Reform Act, individuals and corporations who help renovate buildings on the National Register of Historic Places can write off their contributions in only five years. Declared Pritchard...