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...social structure of a society that used mathematics, charted the heavens, invented a calendar and constructed elaborate irrigation canals. The wall decorations and inscriptions indicate that the occupant was a member of a ruling family, probably an administrator. Among the artifacts was an unusual jar with a screw-top lid, possibly the earliest twist-open container discovered in the Western Hemisphere...
...sagas of the Norse. Galileo composed some, so did Shakespeare and Cervantes. In the last century, Jane Austen, Edgar Allan Poe and Lewis Carroll experimented with trick questions; in this century, J.R.R. Tolkien in The Hobbit offered a few original puzzles: "A box without hinges, key or lid. Yet golden treasure inside is hid." Answer: An egg. The sport trickled down to Gotham City, home of Batman and Robin; in a recent comic-book adventure, the Riddler leaves a clue to the locale of his next crime: "When is a horse most like a stamp collection?" Answer: When...
...Reagan Administration has made no secret of its dislike of Gaddafi. Secretary of State George Shultz recently called the Libyans "troublemakers in the world" and declared some months ago, "We have to put Gaddafi in a box and close the lid." But how? The U.S. has already virtually severed diplomatic relations, banned Libyan oil imports and restricted the travel of Americans to Libya (though 2,000 still live and work there). The Administration was hopeful that the events in London would lead reluctant Western allies to take similar measures against the recalcitrant Gaddafi...
...chances of that happening are slim. Though they have ample reasons for opposing Gaddafi, the Europeans are simply not interested in "closing the lid." Britain still has 8,500 of its citizens in Libya, Italy has 17,000. Those countries, as well as France, West Germany and, for that matter, the U.S., have considerable business dealings with Libya. While admitting last week that it was difficult to envisage a resumption of relations between Britain and Libya as long as Gaddafi remains in power, a senior British official told TIME: "That doesn't mean we want to engage in operations...
Harvard put the lid on the Bulldogs in the final 1600-meter relay. Tom Quinn's stellar third leg put the Crimson in a lead they never relinquished...