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Or that the Chou Emperor who ruled China in 1090 had one empress, three consorts, nine spouses, 27 concubines and 81 assistant concubines, whose rotation of duty was exactly scheduled over the course of each fortnight so that the women of highest rank occupied the imperial bed on the nights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Of Pigeons and Concubines | 12/26/1983 | See Source »

FOR PLAY. No software library would be complete without a finger-twitching arcade game, and one of this season's bestsellers is Broderbund's Lode Runner, a climbing, jumping, chase adventure. The player controls a realistically animated galactic commando, who must recover a fortune in stolen gold before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Software for All Seasons | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

Ralph Engelstad, owner of Las Vegas' Imperial Palace casino, did extensive financial homework before investing $2 million, by having his accountant Ira Bradshaw carefully scrutinize the Sentinel offering. Said Bradshaw: "From every possible angle it seemed a viable investment."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The $130 Million Celebrity Scam: Two Wall Street Firms | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

The lack of university training left him at a dead end in England. The professions, even the higher reaches of the civil service, were closed. It also made Eric an outsider to his friends and classmates, those Etonians who were going on to do great things in government and the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Year Is Almost Here | 11/28/1983 | See Source »

The Reagans dined last week with Japanese Emperor Hirohito at a glittering affair in his Imperial Palace, and with U.S. troops at a field kitchen in South Korea's Demilitarized Zone. They were entertained at a tea ceremony and a yabusame exhibition of mounted archery by riders arrayed in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Calling On Close Friends | 11/21/1983 | See Source »

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