Word: recorditis
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dyslexia, a reading disability that bred frustration and a poor school record. "I didn't have any tools to study with," he says. "I didn't know what studying was." A grind for perfection, Cruise today often carries a dictionary so he can look up unfamiliar words. "He comes into my office," says Top Gun co-producer Don Simpson, "and goes over my stack of books, taking notes. Last night he used the word plethora. Two years ago, he didn't know the word...
...Kansas City Chiefs hobbled the Green Bay Packers 23-3. Capitalizing on his awesome size and speed -- he can run 40 yds. in 4.46 sec. -- Okoye, 28, ran for 131 yds. and scored a touchdown to keep his league lead in rushing (1,322 yds.), and set a team record for the most yards gained in a season. For the fifth time this year he carried the ball more than 30 times. Small wonder that Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium blooms these days with banners proclaiming OKOYE COUNTRY. Thanks in large part to Okoye's heroics...
...however, investors grew nervous as the Saatchis began building a new kingdom in the consulting business. The move continued the company's record of steep revenue growth through acquisition. During 1988 alone, the company purchased 17 consulting firms, branching out into such new areas as market research and executive recruiting...
...slate's clean, the record is 4-0, and the future is waiting to happen...
Catherine Griffin leads the women in the field events. Griffin set two records at the invitational in the shot put and the 20-lb. weight. Her 46-ft., 7-1/4-in. throw was good enough to earn her a spot in Harvard's record books as the longest women's shot put ever...