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Scientists trying to recreate human motion in computers refer to something called the "existence proof," Clarke said. If humans can already move in a certain way, researchers need only figure out the mechanics of the motion...

Author: By Teresa A. Mullin, | Title: Of Microchips and Men | 11/19/1987 | See Source »

...Though his Senate record sustains his claims of being sensitive to the needy, he is still haunted by the image he earned as Gerald Ford's hatchet-wielding running mate in 1976. Even New Hampshire voters, whose closest encounter with Dole is a handshake at a Rotary Club luncheon, refer knowingly to Dole's "dark side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dole Buries His Hatchet | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

...fund shareholders suffered equally when the market splintered. Though the term mutual fund is used to refer to any basket of investments that shareholders own jointly, some bushels contain more perishable ingredients than others. Hardest hit were people who gambled on high-growth funds made up of over-the-counter stocks in small companies. As the market shuddered, many investors quickly dumped such risky stocks and bought into blue-chip issues. Result: even when Wall Street tried to rally, the small stocks were left far behind. The worst performers among the high-growth funds included 44 Wall Street Equity, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: End of The Comfort Factor | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

...topic of Social Security cuts is such a hot item the negotiators refer to it as "the unmentionable." Asked who made the suggestion, Sen. Bob Packwood (R-Ore.) said, "I think the Senate chaplain left...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Budget Committee Mulls Cutting Benefits | 11/13/1987 | See Source »

...point to a serenity and self-contentedness which I find lacking in the city, the paragraph as a whole displays unforgivable ignorance. For the record, Boise is in Idaho, a thousand miles or more to the west of Iowa. And it lies in that section of the country we refer to as the North west, not the Midwest. Todd Christopher Andrew...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rural Life | 11/12/1987 | See Source »

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