Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...time, Alexander's torrent of images corresponds to a real need, which, on the whole, his formal system can handle. But when his indignation is at full blast-as in The Art King, a mordant quotation from Bosch, showing a startled windbag of a culture hero being devoured, crown and all, by a leopard-he is plainly an original, though not necessarily a pleasant...
...company that takes graphology seriously is Crown Office Products in Chicago. The firm once hired an applicant solely on the basis of his handwriting analysis. "I would never have hired this man otherwise. He had inadequate oral skills and an inadequate appearance," says Crown President Edward Arvey. "He turned out to be the best employee we ever had." The man became Crown's general manager...
Next, he is eyeing a quadruple crown. After all, Jesse Owens took four firsts in Berlin. At the U.S.-East Germany dual meet in Los Angeles last Saturday, Lewis ran the anchor leg in the winning 4x100 meter relay. It was a promising start toward a fourth gold medal and still another reason why some call him the world's greatest athlete. "It's something I cherish," he says of the accolade. "I've worked hard for it. I mean, nothing was just given...
...banner held above the crowd bore the insignia of Rural Solidarity, the independent farmers' union that was organized in May 1981 and dissolved in October 1982. But there were also more traditional symbols of Polish patriotism, including an ensign emblazoned with a golden Polish eagle wearing a royal crown and brandishing a cross. The crowd roared enthusiastically when it caught sight of the white-and-blue helicopter carrying the Pope from Warsaw. He returned that feeling, joining with them as they sang a hymn...
...freer East-West trade. Said he last week: "We have 400 million people in the East who are very much interested in buying the consumer goods you produce." Hungary has actually been rather successful at selling many items in the West, from the original Rubik's Cube to Crown-Ikarus buses, which are used in Portland, Ore., and San Mateo, Calif...