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...seems that the Kennedy School people didn't contact the College registrar in time, and Ec Department officials forgot to cross-list their class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Shell Game | 9/29/1984 | See Source »

...lost a split decision in the finals to Joon-Sup Shin because the South Korean had outpointed him in earlier rounds. On the judge's part, it takes surgical concentration to count the blows and apportion their weight. Spectators conditioned by the blood sport of the pros often forgot that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: GOLD TODAY, GREEN TOMORROW | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

...which is sponsoring the Olympic relay, set up a system at the ruins in Olympia to convert the flame to an electronic impulse. This was to have been transmitted by satellite this week to a receiver in New York City's U.N. Plaza. Unfortunately, the L.A.O.O.C. forgot a lesson as old as the Iliad: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts or, in this case, guarding traditions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Olympic Ideal Gets Burned | 5/14/1984 | See Source »

thought she saw her soul shining through the features of her face. She forgot the nose was merely the nozzle of a bone that took oxygen to the lungs, she saw it as the true expression of her nature...

Author: By John P. Oconnor, | Title: The Brilliant Irony of Levity | 4/13/1984 | See Source »

...ready to make a commitment." Communicate. To speak earnestly about various aspects of the commitment. When he breaks off the argument about the dog and starts silently but noisily washing the dishes, he is "not communicating." Depersonalized. A term of dislike, as in "You have become depersonalized. You forgot my birthday." Emotional bottom line. Latest judgment on how the commitment is faring. Current use of a financial term for an emotional relationship may be a symptom of national economic malaise or simply a sign that more accountants are falling in love. Fidelity. Term of praise for obeying the commitment. Insensitive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: Saying What You Mean | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

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