Word: royale
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Theoretical Physics in the Netherlands: Lorentz, Ehrenfast, and their Successors--Hendrick B.G. Casimir, president emeritus, Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, Science Center...
...topic of conversation in the country, as indeed it is." Since corruption causes social unrest, Akins considers this so important that he believed the warning should be delivered by President Carter "or an emissary of the President" to King Khalid, Crown Prince Fahd or another member of the Saudi royal family. He conceded that such a warning would be unwelcome to the Saudis, but thinks that they might grudgingly take it to heart. Indeed, Akins cites a fascinating historical footnote to buttress his point: "There are many Saudis who believe, and mind you, this is not true, that...
...largesse was just a trifle embarrassing since the Queen got a little bit better than she gave. Her official gifts to her hosts in Kuwait, Bah rain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman were sterling silver salvers engraved with a picture of the royal yacht Britannia. The Guardian estimated that the salvers probably cost between $4,000 and $6,000 apiece, adding somewhat cattily that Britain's "balance of payments on the transaction looks extremely healthy." Still, as the paper observed, "it's the thought that counts...
...badly either. His presents included several jewel-studded golden swords. The Prince, however, provided the one awkward moment on an otherwise triumphal tour. At the end of a sightseeing tour in Oman, he observed his car being driven away empty, and loudly uttered an obscenity rarely heard from royal lips...
Perhaps the most inspired performance of the meet for the Crimson came in the qualifying heat of the next race, the 200-yd. breaststroke, from freshman Tom Royal. Royal ended a year of complaints about the Crimson breaststroke corps by cutting more than three seconds off his previous best time (dropping to 2:09.99) to make the championship final. Princeton's John Christensen won the event in pool record time...