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...last environment in the Saudi desert -- and the one before that, on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. But when the Skylift Service had moved the house this time, something had gone wrong with the food-recycling system. Though the electronic menus had fail-safe backups, there had been a curious metallic taste to some of the items coming out of the synthesizer recently...
...Curious George...
Monkeys to the left, monkeys to the right. You'd think Curious George was in town, the way Harvard's talking. But, all primates aside, Harvard is desperately in need of confidence. And beating Cornell, something Harvard has not done in six years (including 1987, the year of the Ivy title), will certainly accomplish that...
...fortysomething women in the crown, donned in Harvard regalia, came up with a curious explanation for Wash U.'s volleyball prowess: "It's the uniforms. They have better uniforms," she exclaimed. Whether or not they proved the difference in the contest, the Bears' outfits were clearly more sophisticated, complete with green spandex and color-coordinated headgear...A more practical explanation for the Bears' performance may have been fan support. Even though the team is from St. Louis, Wash. U. had twice as many fans as the Crimson. They even had a ball girl...Harvard's only lead of the night...
...Bush had been suspected of harboring pro-choice views for years, but she never before said it publicly to avoid unnecessary skirmishes with the Republican Party's conservative wing. Coming the day after the Fitzgerald boomlet, the pronouncement's timing was curious and set off a round of political speculation. Some thought the abortion comment was an attempt to change the subject from the infidelity flap. Others believed that G.O.P. campaign officials were attempting to have it both ways by having Mrs. Bush woo independent and Republican women who find the party's pro-life platform unrealistic...