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...Godsend--who turned away 42 shots on the night and upped his record to 51 against the Eagles--recorded save after save in the frantic closing seconds, which gave everyone in the house but the Canton. Mass native a coronary...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: B.U. Edges B.C.; N.U. Blasts Harvard | 2/7/1984 | See Source »

...terms of publicity, too, Watt has been a godsend. No Executive Branch official since Teddy Roosevelt has attracted so much attention to environmentalist issues. Watt's successor will probably do his job quietly, without provoking public outrage, and the conservationists task will be that much more difficult...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No More Cranium | 10/14/1983 | See Source »

...godsend" is what Golf Pro Lew Bullock calls the IBM Personal Computer that totes up members' handicaps for the Bowling Green Golf Club in Oak Ridge, N.J. "It's a lifesaver," says Bill Poland, board member of the Northlake Aquatic Club swim team in Atlanta, of the Osborne computer he carries poolside to chart practice and meet results. "What used to take twelve people and two hours now takes two people and no time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: How to Soup Up a Filing System | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

...teeth or orthodontic braces that use plastic brackets in place of metal bands. Capping is generally avoided in the case of children because the tooth is not fully formed. Bonding has no such problem. Says Berman: "Children are always falling down and breaking their teeth. Bonding is an absolute godsend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Taking Stock of Bonding | 12/14/1981 | See Source »

...resources to do it with. Though not fully exploited here, the space of the ARCO Forum is a dynamic one to work with: Few other Harvard theatres offer the same staggered sight-lines or sense of openness and height. The technical capabilities add to the impact: The microphones (a godsend to this production in which some of the unaided voices do not reach the second row) and the overhead visual screen (although absurdly overused here) both create possibilities with which another show might experiment. It's encouraging to see the Institute used more like the original Roman forums, arenas...

Author: By John KENT Walker, | Title: Snippets of Hair | 11/19/1981 | See Source »

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