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...fact, Nim is more of a trap than a game. The canny con man, with all the possible combinations locked in his head, graciously allows his victim to go first (see diagram). Since Nim's starting setup (7-5-3-1) is a winning combination itself, whoever tampers with it (i.e., the player who makes the first move) is doomed. But even if the wily match-sharp, out of courtesy or cunning, should agree to move first in an occasional game, he can still save the day by resorting to the memorized combinations as soon as the proper situation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Games: Two on a Match | 3/23/1962 | See Source »

...know of no country that has brought off successfully a really thorough reform of the school system without making use of some na tional standard that sets scholastic objectives." Rickover's idea is anathema to those who feel that national standards would lead straight to crippling "federal con trol" and kill the freedom of U.S. schools to compete and experiment as they please...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Standards for Noah's Ark? | 3/16/1962 | See Source »

...stalwart outdoorsmen ski, explore caves, climb rocks, go mountaineering in the winter, and canoe; they are con stantly seeking now members to jeta them in their merriment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fresh Air Funlovers Seek Climbing 'Cliffies | 3/5/1962 | See Source »

...introduced in 1960. has begun to replace zinc, aluminum and steel in products ranging from water pumps to auto dashboards and clothespins. The defendant in Du Pont's patent infringement suit is Celanese Corp, of America, which recently began to market a plastic called Celcon (pronounced "Sell-con"). Both are acetal polymers and derive from formaldehyde. Both have a high resistance to chemicals, abrasion and wear, are much lighter than the metals they replace. In looks, a layman could scarcely tell a difference between...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Chemical Warfare | 2/2/1962 | See Source »

...hull which, say the manufacturers, reduces pounding at high speeds. Like a number of other boats in the show, Outboard Marine's is equipped with an inboard-outboard (80 h.p.) engine, a style that is increasing in popularity. This design allows for use of the more efficient and con venient in-line inboard engine, and at the same time provides the advantage of an outboard drive, i.e., allowing the propeller to be raised for shallow channels and for beaching. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leisure: Boats Ahoy | 1/19/1962 | See Source »

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