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Word: bowlful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sagan's business brainstorm burst upon him like a supernova while he was on a visit to Japan last year to promote his public television series, Cosmos. Impressed by a Japanese bowl showing the constellations of the northern hemisphere, he decided to have it redesigned to his own specifications and to offer it for sale in the U.S., along with other heavenly items...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Bang Bust | 12/14/1981 | See Source »

...major cities. Canton, for one, has some 14,000 such workers, 48% of them young people engaged in such trades as repairing bicycles, tailoring and photography. Young people generally prefer state jobs, which are easy, undemanding and guarantee work for life in what is nicknamed the "iron rice bowl." But government-owned businesses are often overstaffed and inefficient...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Help Wanted | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...finished doing it last Saturday against Auburn, except he is not finished. A trip to the Cotton Bowl is set for January, and then he will start planning for next fall. As time goes on-and Bryant, 68, says he is going on with it-there may be no catching Bear. For now, there may be no knowing him, except through his players and assistants. At least they can share the feeling of knowing him. And not just by their Bear stories, as fun as those are. The stories are as picturesque as he is, and they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: No. 1, and Still Counting | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...feeding of finicky felines, an age-old agony for owners, has its own sophisticated new hardware. A gravity feeder-available with cute cat graphics-supplies fresh vittles for a feline left alone for a weekend. There is a timed feeder that mechanically portions out the chow. An enclosed bowl called Step 'n Dine encourages precocious felines to step on a pedal to get at the kibble. For cats who accompany their owners, there are carrying cases that cost as much as $420 for Louis Vuitton versions, and for $33.98, a caring cat owner may invest in a tiny, burglar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crazy over Cats | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...silk-screened on women's panties. Many of the items carry historic Garfield utterings like, "I never met a lasagna I didn't like"; or "Cats don't ask. Cats take"; or "You know it's Monday when you find sharks circling in your water bowl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Those Catty Cartoonists | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

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