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Take a deep breath. That's supposed to be one way to undermine a lie detector. Inhale deeply before any questions that make you nervous. Applied breathing during polygraph tests is an old trick Russian agents were taught, a small deception in a business that knows all the big ones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEACHER OR TRAITOR | 12/2/1996 | See Source »

...never seems to come when I need it. The libraries are over-heated and my head becomes cluttered with esoteric facts and my own neurotic obsessions. The cold crisp air can clear my thoughts. Walking home, feeling the blood rise to my cheeks from the cold is a literal breath of fresh air. And I want the option that I can walk if I want to. Of course, Harvard can't control the problems of urban living. But if I am walking from the library to my dorm, from one Harvard property to another, and it's only a little...

Author: By Sarah Jacoby, | Title: Why I Should Feel Safe To Walk Alone | 11/19/1996 | See Source »

...innocent aura coexists, in person, with a more knowing and world-weary affect (after all, she was raised by artist parents in a loft in Manhattan's SoHo district and has been acting professionally since age 6). In one breath she confidently states a sophisticated opinion of Juliet ("more one-dimensional than people might expect") and in the next worries about how her looks are discussed in the press...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: HER SO-CALLED BIG-DEAL FILM CAREER | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...something furry," Snuffer intoned as Kayleen entered her stall. Madame Zelda took a deep breath and continued. "Something warm. What is it? Maybe...

Author: By Angela C. Walch, | Title: Memories Kindle Halloween Spirits | 11/1/1996 | See Source »

...Czech Republic by 1998, a quicker timetable than the President deems prudent, given Russia's opposition. But Dole goes even further. He also wants the Baltic states in NATO, a step guaranteed to worsen U.S. relations with Moscow. This is a debate worth having, but don't hold your breath. In the current campaign's game of charge and countercharge, sober discussion has taken a back seat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE POLITICAL INTEREST: A DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

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