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...gardens of coral and undulating sea fern dart brilliant damselfish and trumpetfish, butterfly and angelfish. The waters teem with spiny lobster (langouste); with crab, shrimp and snapper, as well as bass and swordfish. Ashore, the islands are ablaze with hibiscus, bougainvillaea, begonia, poinciana, wild orchids, frangipani, red and orange flame trees, wild ginger. Mangoes, avocados, coconuts, papayas, limes and grapefruits flourish, along with such tropical staples as cassava, spinach-like calalu, calabaza (the West Indian pumpkin), the squash called christophene, and soursop, a fine fruit to squeeze into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Still Pristine Caribbean | 2/18/1980 | See Source »

Opening ceremonies, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2:30-4:30 p.m.: For lovers of panoply, the parade of athletes from 37 nations and the lighting of the Olympic flame are traditions that never lose their splendor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: What to Watch and When | 2/18/1980 | See Source »

...reflector one day last week and set fire to a slender torch. Next week, after a 5,000-mile flight from the Peloponnesian Peninsula to Athens to the U.S., and a 780-mile relay run from the Virginia Tidewater to the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, the Olympic flame will ignite a huge torch on a pedestal at the Lake Placid High School. With that, the 13th Olympic Winter Games "will be officially under way. In 1932, tiny Lake Placid (pop. 3,300) played host to the first Olympic Games ever held on American soil. Nearly five decades later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gold Rush at Lake Placid | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

...effectiveness of Carter's request for a boycott is dubious--the consequences should not be tolerated. In August 1980, the flame from Olympia will be in Moscow--so should the U.S. Olympic Team...

Author: By Lucy M. Schulte, | Title: Leaping Hurdles | 2/9/1980 | See Source »

...money. All but one of the boys adored Barrie and his tales. He, in turn, created for them the character of Peter Pan. "I suppose," he said, "I always knew that I made Peter by rubbing the five of you violently together, as savages with two sticks produce a flame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Lost Man | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

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