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Here, rather than in China, Buddha grew to his tallest: a 175-ft.-high statue hewn from a sandstone cliff in the Afghan valley of Bamian-a display of gigantism inherited more from the colossal marble Caesars of Rome than from the subtler Orient. It was also in this Eurasian melting pot that Buddha acquired his characteristic togalike robe, borrowed from Rome. Likewise Hercules (opposite) holds the hero's traditional club, but his head is crowned with Serapis' sacred basket of mysteries, symbolizing the Nile's fertility...
Democrats, as a result, openly express admiration for Cliff Hansen. "He has made a complete changeover since he became Governor," says Cheyenne Attorney Walter Phelan, a former Democratic state chairman and onetime state house speaker. "He has been striving mightily to get his party over from its far-right position, more toward center." Of course, he adds, "he isn't moving...
Ramsay's charges do isometric and isotonic exercises to increase their leaping ability (Center Cliff Anderson is only 6 ft. 4 in., but he can jump to a height of 12 ft., has averaged 14 rebounds a game so far this year). And they compensate for their lack of height with a go-go game designed to rattle bigger, slower opponents. On defense, St. Joe's favorite tactic is the "zone press"-a full-court, blanket defense described by one opposition player as "like running into a windmill." The idea, says Ramsay, "is to stop...
against the cliff behind the house...
Since February, the HUC has obtained midnight parietals on Saturdays of foot ball weekends and permanent free interhouse with the 'Cliff'. It has investigated the, Coop tex book question, studied student testimony before the Administrative Board, and laxued a draft report...