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First, though, Handel took a few preliminary questions. "What is Werner Erhard's role?" someone asked. Handel simply described him as the man who developed and sold the technology behind Landmark. "What if I doze off?" "Then you doze off," Handel replied with a shrug. A visibly nervous woman stepped up to the mike. "You said this was going to be a roller-coaster. But I'm afraid of roller-coasters. I never get on them." "You will learn how to stop letting fear hold you back," Handel reassured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Of Est? | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

...reign of Bill the Bridgebuilder, Americans heard muffled partisan voices that did not seem entirely focused or even important (Clinton having artfully stolen many of the Republican issues). A lot of Americans, without the prospect of the noose to concentrate the mind, passed through the political months in a doze. They ignored the conventions and the presidential debates in record numbers, and given the low nutritional content of those events, may have been right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GLAD-HANDER | 11/18/1996 | See Source »

First, when I say lighting, I don't just mean how bright it is in the lecture hall; experienced sleepers can doze on the surface of the sun. What I mean is the ratio of the lighting level on the stage/podium as compared to the seating area. It's hard to look from a well-lit place to a dark place; the converse is quite easy. So if the room is dark and a bunch of stage lights are pointing at the professor, it's beddy-bye time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How to Sleep in Class | 10/12/1996 | See Source »

...looking for the same pizzazz and energy that has lit the Wang Center's stage throughout the 1995-96 season, your best bet is to wait until next year, and let "The Sleeping Beauty" slowly ease back into a doze...

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, | Title: Somnolent 'Beauty' at Boston Ballet | 5/17/1996 | See Source »

...classes are] necessary as opposed to the large assembly where people would just doze off," Evangelista said. "[Under the proposal] the police officer would talk to the students directly...

Author: By Victor Chen, | Title: FDO Will Introduce Security Programs to Prevent Crime | 2/8/1995 | See Source »

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