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Lucas learned most of what he knows about merchandising from the example of Walt Disney, and Epcot's emporiums are already filled with replicas of such cuddly EO creatures as Hooter (an oboe-nosed elephant), Fuzzball (a scarlet monkey butterfly) and the Geex, Idy and Ody (sort of Siamese-twin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let's Go to the Feelies | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

What makes the World Bank unique is its hard-nosed financing concept. The bank is jointly owned by 150 countries that have contributed $3.2 billion to its capital (including $1.1 billion from the U.S.). But the bulk of the World Bank's $66.8 billion in capital comes from private investors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Easing into an Era | 7/14/1986 | See Source »

"She became our mascot," said sectionmate Lisbeth Barron. "Anything that must have gone wrong Betsy must have done it." Added Jonathan Bower, "Betsy nosed out Mr. Potato Head for our affection." One student is rumored to have handed in a final exam with Spence's name on it.

Author: By James D. Solomon, | Title: Mystery Business School Student Revealed | 7/11/1986 | See Source »

The classic shamus prefers a snub-nosed .38, made in the U.S.A. He is invariably single (Philip Marlowe was a bachelor until Chandler's last, unfinished novel; Lew Archer lives alone, as does Spenser, although Spenser keeps company with Susan Silverman, a compassionate shrink). He is also short of cash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Neither Tarnished Nor Afraid | 6/16/1986 | See Source »

And when the machine asked the hard-nosed digger to get a goal for him in the Harvard's game against Denver in the semifinal of the NCAA Tournament at the Providence Civic Center Friday, Janfaza, the fourth-line forward, listened.

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Crimson Stuns Favored Pioneers, 5-2 | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

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