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Word: discoverer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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The reasons vary for this poor record. Many community-college students must juggle responsibilities, like supporting families, that trouble comparatively few university freshmen. But more often the blame can be placed on the colleges themselves for stretching their resources too thin and neglecting serious students. Some schools are open seven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Back to First Principles | 9/19/1983 | See Source »

Part of the appeal of the computer networks is voyeuristic: like party lines in the early days of telephones, they permit strangers to listen in on personal conversations. Although some may find the fishbowl atmosphere intimidating, others, like Sir Weej, are exhilarated to discover an audience that will respond to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Plugging into the Networks | 9/19/1983 | See Source »

The Disney Channel features hardcore wholesomeness for 16 hours every day. On Mousercise, mini-Jane Fondas are instructed to bend and stretch while imagining that they are puppets pulled by strings. The Edison Twins is a kind of scientific Hardy Boys in which 16-year-old twins discover the meaning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: A Tale of a Bunny and a Mouse | 9/12/1983 | See Source »

One problem, officials and council leaders agree, lies in the checkered record of the council over its inaugural session. Essentially, it provides a study in contrasts: At its irregular best, the council operated with an efficiency and maturity surprising even to seasoned administrators. More often, however, the council struggled with...

Author: By Gilbert Fuchsberg, | Title: High Hopes and Birth Pains | 9/12/1983 | See Source »

John Bachar, 26, is a Yosemite climber who has pushed strength and skill to a level that astonishes even other good rock apes. Equipped with nothing but boots and gymnast's chalk, and unbelayed by safety ropes, Bachar flows up pitches graded 5.8 or better. Gym workouts have given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Risking It All | 8/29/1983 | See Source »

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