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...Dragon system used our training session to predict how I would say each of those sounds. Finally, I dumped in a few columns of "vocabulary builder" so the software could learn some of the peculiar phrases I use, such as "trainshouters" and "Bust-A-Move." Everything checked out. "My guess," said Gervais, "is that just by being more conscious of how you speak, you'll improve your accuracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Little Dictator | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

...anything and everything, from ceremonial portraits to painted coach panels, from large allegorical paintings to banners for tourneys, costumes for masques, sets for the theater (which Alfonso delighted in) and perhaps the occasional crucifix or emblem of chastity for the ducal mistress's bedroom. Dosso had to second-guess the veering tastes of his boss--flatter him, keep him interested. And then there were the courtiers to deal with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Puzzles of A Courtier | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

...hired a hotel staff from across the Wall to cater. The lunch tab was $1.9 million. Sofia's bidders, who had put out a meager $50,000 buffet, trudged glumly back to Bulgaria. (As if even Brisbane had a chance! The competition that season included Barcelona, Samaranch's hometown. Guess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How The Olympics Were Bought | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

...think the conservative-liberal divide on the Supreme Court doesn't count for much, guess again: It does indeed count -- especially when it pertains to counting. By a 5 to 4 vote, the Justices ruled on Monday that, for the purpose of apportioning congressional seats, the Census Bureau can't use estimates to determine the population of areas where it's difficult to obtain the actual number of residents. Writing for the conservative majority of the court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote that the language and history of the federal law governing the census cannot be interpreted to permit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Supreme Court Rules Against Census Estimates | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

...need it for laundry because I guess I have enough quarters," she says...

Author: By Sasha A. Haines-stiles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRIMSON CASH | 1/22/1999 | See Source »

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