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Behind the mighty vocal support of some 300 of its own fans, the Big Red increased its lead to nine with just 5:57 left, thanks in part to the pinpoint shooting of freshman guard John Bajusz and thanks in lot to a few more Harvard errors...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Cornell Crushes Harvard's Ivy Hopes | 3/3/1984 | See Source »

...tiny camera attached to his body showed how he steered by precise, split-second movements of his head and feet. The much ballyhooed computer graphics, however, added little to a viewer's understanding. At the opening ceremonies, for example, ABC hurtled graphics maps across the screen to pinpoint where lesser-known countries are situated, but the globes were so minute that it was hard to discern even continents. Some of the prepackaged features, put together in the name of world brotherhood, were embarrassing: John Denver crooned a mawkish ballad at a mass grave for 11,000 victims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ready to Go, but Little to Show | 2/20/1984 | See Source »

...five minutes, Harvard lost its composure with a flurry of turnovers and series of poorly chosen just plain bad--shots. That, coupled with the timely pinpoint outside shooting of Lion guard Mark Settles and forward Mark Lay (18 and 11 points on the night respectively), ignited a Columbia rally which gobbled up a six point Harvard cushion and turned it into a 63-62 Columbia lead with 4.04 remaining...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cagers Win On the Road -- Finally | 2/4/1984 | See Source »

...worth far more than his money. He maintains a delicate balance between guiding them and letting them find their own way. Last year, when Diasonics announced that it would lose $5 million to $7 million in the third quarter. Rock spent hours huddled with senior managers, helping them pinpoint weaknesses and reorganize the company. Says Joseph Rizzi, founder of ELXSi International, a Rock-financed computer company in Sunnyvale, Calif: "Arthur has the uncanny ability to say one or two things that can get you pointed in the right direction." Concurs Paul Levy, 28, president of Rational Machines, a 33-month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arthur Rock: The Best Long-Ball Hitter Around | 1/23/1984 | See Source »

...catheter. For such cases another technique may soon be available. Taking his inspiration from the laser swords in Star Wars, Cardiologist Garrett Lee, of the Western Heart Institute in San Francisco, has developed a catheter similar to the one used in angioplasty but with the addition of a pinpoint laser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: When to Bypass the Bypass | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

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