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...operate now on the assumption that if they have a position available, they will be able to find a renowned scholar to fill it. That may become harder to do, however, as universities intensify their competition for top scholars; Harvard's allure may dimish in comparison with larger salaries, lighter teaching loads, and other tidbits competing universities might dangle before a sought-after professor...
Inevitably, many of their would-be captors get flash-fried by Charlie, whom her father calls "one great big Zippo lighter." They are imprisoned for six excruciating months while the agency tries to plumb their powers. Equally inevitably, there is ultimately a vast and glorious incineration at the Shop...
Ford's new offering this year, in addition to the Escort and Lynx, is a redesigned Ford Granada. The car, which will be marketed also as a Mercury Cougar, is 500 lbs. lighter than the old Granada and Mercury Monarch. But, like other standard Ford products, it has a "big car" look, which could hurt in a market that is demanding small autos...
...past, Japanese autos have been cosmetically perfect but technically conventional. Detroit has been far ahead in the development of stronger and lighter metals, the application of plastics and the use of electronics. The Japanese, though, have moved fast to adopt features such as clocks or electrically adjustable side mirrors on their cars, and these are made standard equipment rather than high-priced options...
...shouted a few of Kennedy's volunteer workers. But that mood quickly shifted to a lighter one, as some chanted: "Eighty-four! Eighty-four!" The Senator smiled, waved his fist and left the room. One of Kennedy's friends later told him: "If you're right and you lose, you can feel good. If you're wrong and you lose, you feel terrible. You should feel good." Replied Kennedy: "Yes, but there's something to be said for being right and winning...