Word: minis
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mini-triathlon...
...right, contestants, is this a treatment for the latest Jackie Collins mini-series . . . or is it the Real Thing? Born in London to Irish and Iraqi- Chilean parents, and already a top fashion model at 16, she is introduced to Director Roman Polanski, who casts her in his new film, Pirates. Next, she beats out 500 other girls for a coveted part in the upcoming Eddie Murphy comedy Golden Child. Then gossip columnists report that Charlotte Lewis, 18, once linked with Polanski, is now seeing Ballet Star Mikhail Baryshnikov, but the lady describes both men as "just good friends." Sorry...
...into her own. She's tall and thin and leggy, but she walks with a knock-kneed self-conscious slouch. When she tries to be sexy, the worst of Valley Girl fashion comes out of the closet. Too much hairspray, too many jiggly bangles, plastic colorful earrings, a flairy mini-skirt and a push-up satin halter are the usual attire. All the sleazy guys at Frank's Hamburger Joint--which Connie and her friend prowl by night--think Connie is sexy, but even remembering what it was like to be 15, it's hard to understand...
...policymakers could take a clue from the scheduling of the data interpretation part of the QRR. Computer tests should be scheduled in mandatory sessions for all freshmen at the beginning of the year. Exams could begin in October so that students will have had plenty of opportunity to attend mini-courses and work with the computers...
...government's greatest weapon, however, may be an economy that continues to go from strength to strength. In the first two months of this year, exports were up an impressive 38%, prompting some economists to talk about 9% growth for 1986. That mini-miracle has been assisted by the drop in the price of oil, a major South Korean import, and by the steady rise of the yen, which handicaps rival Japanese products...