Word: certained
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...operations like a family business," she says. "I sign every check, every receipt. I'm not tough, but I'm strong. You can't be a pussycat." This was, in a way, a necessity. "If Donald was married to a lady who didn't work and make certain contributions," Ivana says, "he would be gone." And as an afterthought: "Show me success without...
...there: he must spend more time acting than Michael Caine put together. This fall, five Hackman films were released. "I'll take what's offered me," he says, "as long as it falls into certain parameters. I'm not going for the home run every time." Sometimes Hackman has hit bunt singles in a movie resume as long as a Chicago Cubs season. Yet he projects such solid authority that not even junk can embarrass him. "I actually think I've been lucky," says the star who can't say no. "Working constantly not only keeps me sharp, but relieves...
...goal of the program is not merely to teach astronomy to high school students but also to use astronomical examples to instill basic concepts of math and science. Thus students may master the inverse-square law of physics by seeing that when a star doubles its distance from a certain point, it becomes one-quarter as bright. Why choose astronomy for this purpose? "It's not as abstract as chemistry and physics," says Shapiro, "and the sky is always there...
Lipkis' ideas about voluntarism have a certain earthy logic. "Scientists define pollution as energy waste. Sewage is pollution when you dump it in the ocean -- yet it's so loaded with nutrients that it could enrich any soil it is put into," he explains. "It's the same with humans. People have an immense amount of energy, but for the most part it isn't being used. The result is a kind of pollution: frustration, depression, rage, crime. Society needs that energy, and nobody is making the connection...
While Congress recognized the need for the closings, lawmakers were gun-shy about the protests they were certain to provoke. So the legislators found a way to face the issue without having to make the painful choices themselves: they passed a bill endorsing the creation of a twelve-man bipartisan commission that would decide on the sites for closure. The commission submitted its recommendations to Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci last week; both he and the Joint Chiefs of Staff were reportedly prepared to approve them. The list will next go to Congress where it must be considered on a take...