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Well, sort of. I remember a few problems with a rubber ducky. But other than that, Bert and Ernie truly cared about each other. Bert never borrowed Ernie's clothes without asking. Ernie never blasted AC-DC's "Back in Black" while Bert was cramming for a final. These two muppets ought to be a model for all those who share rooms...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Lessons From Sesame Street | 5/21/1990 | See Source »

...Crimson's Ivy slate was not over yet. Saturday afternoon at Ohiri Field, the squad applied the rubber stamp on its first Ivy title in 11 years, defeating cellar-dweller Dartmouth...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Laxmen Contain Dartmouth, 15-10; Share Ivy League Title With Yale | 5/14/1990 | See Source »

Borne into the U.S. on private jets, inside the scuzzy trunks of old cars or even on flimsy rubber rafts equipped with cellular phones, the shipments of human cargo are surging. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 was supposed to stem this tide, mostly by beefing up enforcement and nabbing employers who hire these aliens. But the number of illegals apprehended by federal agents, 954,000 in 1989, is suddenly rising sharply. In a perverse way, IRCA has enhanced the smuggling trade by motivating undocumented aliens to plan their trips more carefully. Result: up to half the estimated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Price of Freedom | 5/14/1990 | See Source »

BRAKES. Standard brakes work much like the ones Italy's Tullio Campagnolo designed 40 years ago. To slow a bike, the rider squeezes handgrips, which are attached to cables that pull on caliper arms. The arms, in turn, clamp down on the wheel rims with rubber pads. The system is simple but doesn't always work, especially with heavy loads or on wet roads. After failed brakes sent him into a tree 20 years ago, William Mathauser, an aeronautical engineer from Anacortes, Wash., set out to improve the system. His hydraulic brake has just gone into full production...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Reinventing The Wheel | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

Touches and kisses abound. Fairies glide through the audience strewing prophylactics. And Oberon sports black stockings and a jacket woven with the latex of condoms and a slit rubber glove...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: A Mid-afternoon Dream at Adams | 5/4/1990 | See Source »

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