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Which is smaller, a mouse or an elephant? What color is the sky? What does a car look like...

Author: By Nelson C. Hsu, | Title: Existence of 'Mental Picturing' Confirmed | 12/6/1995 | See Source »

...adept portrayal of a man rich in feeling but poor in political skills, and Cumpsty does a marvelous job of radiating dangerous certitude. He embodies the paradox of the sort of spiritual fervor that, while ostensibly surrendering itself to a Larger Power, borders on megalomania: every cloud in the sky, every leaf on the tree, serves as a personal signal corroborating his uncompromising judgments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THEATER: POLITICS IN THE VESTRY | 12/4/1995 | See Source »

THEY LOOK REMARKABLY LIKE GREAT TOWERING thunderheads, billowing high into the evening sky as they catch the last rays of the setting sun. They are so sharp, so startlingly three dimensional, that the mind wants to domesticate them, to bring them down to earth, to imagine them rising on the horizon or just beyond the wings of an airliner. These are no ordinary clouds, however. They stand not 30,000 ft. but almost 6 trillion miles high. They are illuminated not with ordinary earthly light but with searing ultraviolet radiation spewing from nuclear fires at the center of a handful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COSMIC CLOSE-UPS | 11/20/1995 | See Source »

...scenic" voyage to New Haven and the "unique" culture to be experienced at Yale were impossible opportunities to miss--the trip could be a voyage of self-discovery among the trees and the grass, underneath a clear blue and cool sky. What a perfect setting for meditation! The actual game was a catalyst for male bonding among the Harvard youths, an experience in mild exercise, which was not mandatory, but recommended as a complement to a rigorous academic program...

Author: By Nancy RAINE Reyes, | Title: Thoughts For Time At Yale | 11/18/1995 | See Source »

...There are certainly added emotional elements to this weekend's games." Tomassoni said. "Our rivalries with Yale and Princeton have had many years to develop, and both teams will be sky-high to play...

Author: By Brian D. Algra, | Title: Ivy Rivalries Heat Up This Weekend for M. Hockey | 11/17/1995 | See Source »

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