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...length Toad could see his own changes of mood in the handwriting. He could read haste when he had hurried. He thought that handwriting would make a fine lie-detector test, or a foolproof drunkometer. Handwriting is civilization's casual encephalogram...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Scribble, Scribble, Eh, Mr. Toad? | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

...industries face the growing problem of how to deal with toxic wastes, which now total an awesome 300 million tons generated each year, they have increasingly turned to new technologies. Science has yet to find foolproof ways of getting rid of all polysyllabic perils. But it has come up with a number of alternatives to simple dumping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Turning to New Technologies | 10/14/1985 | See Source »

...technique as well as the intuition and sensitivity to interpret. His spoken comments were usually odd, elliptical little puns, analogies or fables, often involving animals or food. Thus the Balanchine you got was the Balanchine you were able to assimilate for yourself. In a narrative, such a person is foolproof, or rather, writer-proof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Balanchiniana Dancing for Balanchine | 1/14/1985 | See Source »

...There is no foolproof explanation for the decision by students and families to enroll in expense schools--perhaps because of the economic turnaround people who would like to come can," he added...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: Early Action Admissions Hit Highest Number Ever | 12/18/1984 | See Source »

...March of last year. Reagan's hope is to create a space-based defensive umbrella that would zap enemy missiles with lasers or particle beams almost as soon as they were launched. His ultimate goal is to render nuclear weapons obsolete. Indeed, if the U.S. can build a foolproof nuclear shield, Reagan proposes sharing the technology with the Soviets. The Administration wants to spend $26 billion on Star Wars over the next five years. So far, Congress has authorized almost $2.4 billion, enough to get research and development under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space,;Over Stories: Roaming the High Frontier | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

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