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Finally Jack became skilled enough to initiate a "conversation" by depressing a key saying What color? Seeing Jack's key light up, Jill would promptly peek behind a curtain in his own cubicle. There, hidden from Jack's view, one of three bulbs (red, green and yellow) would light up. Having been taught to recognize the color, Jill, moving back in front of Jack, would depress a key identified by a letter representing that color. If Jill correctly chose red, for example, by pressing the R key, the key would light up, and Jack would react by depressing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Pigeon Talk | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

Sunlovin' Malibu Barbie and Malibu Ken ("real peek-a-boo tan and real tan line"--$5) are prepared to hit the surf. Superstar Barbie ("arms that pose like the modesl do"--$9) and Superstar Ken are dressed for opening night in Vegas. They can travel there in the Star Traveler ("ultra-deluxe scenic cruiser--$32) or on their star cycles ("the racey little scooter with super star appeal...

Author: By Lizzie Leiman, | Title: Barbie Comes of Age | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...expects the answer in the teacher's edition, but Updike refuses to provide even a dim peek at his own view of ethical marital allegiances. In short, what point is there in writing if you have no point to make...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: The Meaning of a Missing Sock | 11/10/1979 | See Source »

...peek at the statistics sheet indicates that Dartmouth held the ball for almost 37 of the 60 minutes, much of this on extended drives that failed to produce scores. Most disturbing, however, was the ease with which a Dartmouth offense that had been doing a collective impersonation of Rip Van Winkle all season moved the ball both in the air and on the ground in an unspectacular fashion...

Author: By David A. Wilson, | Title: Defense's Doomsday | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

Some 800 chartered buses had helped to bring an estimated 1 million visitors from all over New England to join 2 million Catholic Bostonians in this most Catholic of American cities to get a glimpse of the Pope. Many seemed not to mind that they got only a quick peek as his motorcade sped by. Whizzing through Dorchester on the way to town, he spotted a 6-ft. sign, hanging from the third floor of the home of Martin and Antania Olesch, that read, "Nie bojcie sie ofworzyc na osciez drzwi chrystusowi" (Don't be afraid to open the door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope In America: It Was Woo-hoo-woo | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

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