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...merely very short. At 13, he is 4 ft. 7 in., or 6 in. shorter than 97% of the kids his age. But Jonas has high hopes: since he began therapy with human growth hormone three years ago, he has started to grow at a normal pace. The height gap between him and his peers is no longer widening, and it may eventually shrink. Jonas already notices the difference: "Now, because I'm growing faster, I don't get picked on as much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: A Chance to Be Taller | 1/8/1990 | See Source »

Social pressures fuel the desire to reach a greater height. Study after study has found that taller people achieve more success in business and have an easier time socially. Aware of this research, an author of how-to-succeed- in-business books who wanted his son to be taller asked Gertner for help. Argued the author: "I'd rather my son be 5 ft. 10 and a graduate of N.Y.U.'s business school than 5 ft. 6 and a Harvard Business School graduate. These extra 4 in. in height make much more difference in terms of success in a business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: A Chance to Be Taller | 1/8/1990 | See Source »

...such luck for the Crimson's self-image. But Harvard has to be encouraged by its play in the Classic. The Crimson played the Trojans close for the first 11 minutes, trailing by four, 26-22. And against the 49ers, who averaged a three-inch height advantage at each position, Harvard controlled the game until the overtime period...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Time Will Tell If Cagers' Schedule Will Reap Fruits in Ivies | 1/4/1990 | See Source »

...even the Kremlin realizes that Article 6 as now written is out of date. This provision entered the Soviet constitution only in 1977, at the height of what is now denounced as the "era of stagnation." Sakharov and other liberals have made the repeal of Article 6 a litmus test of the leadership's commitment to genuine progress. They have substantial support. The Supreme Soviet voted 198 to 173 last month to debate Article 6; only 28 abstentions kept the measure off the agenda of this week's session of the Congress of People's Deputies. Gorbachev recognizes that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is The Soviet Union Next to Explode? | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

Titled "Happy Birthday?" this editorial ran on Sept. 4, 1986, at the height of the 350th celebration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Looking Back | 12/16/1989 | See Source »

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