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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...like a challenger, spending up to 14 hours a day on the stump. Bush is going in the opposite direction; one day last week he relaxed and worked in his hotel room all morning and did not hit the campaign trail until noon. If the Republicans have hit cruising speed, though, they won't admit it. "Watch how fast we go and where we go -- we're not letting up," Bush told reporters. "The worst thing I could do would be to show a complacency I don't feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It All Over? Not quite. | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...cell, Black focused on "docking ports" used by chemical messengers moving between cells. In 1964 he developed a revolutionary drug for heart disease that blocks the effect of natural stimulants like adrenaline on special nerve receptors, or beta receptors, thus preventing the heart rate from increasing with damaging speed. Black's beta blocker is now widely used to treat heart disease and hypertension. Said Black with a laugh when he received the potentially overstimulating news: "I wished I had had my beta blocker handy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nobel Prizes: Tales Of Patience and Triumph | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...midfielder in high school, Bonnie took one look at the speed and skill of the Crimson midfield--which at that time boasted talented Englishmen Paul Nicholas and Nick Hotchkin--and knew he'd have to take on a new position at Harvard...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: He Just Wants to Play Soccer | 10/27/1988 | See Source »

...started off a little flat and got behind," Princeton Coach Beth Bozman said. "We weren't using our speed in the first half...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Tigers Stuff Stickwomen, 3-2 | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

Since the first market-ready models of the Next computer may not be available until next summer, definitive appraisals will have to wait. But the range of standard features -- from the ability to connect with high-speed networks to the crisp stereo sound -- adds up to a strong package. At the same time, some of the machine's main components represent noteworthy technical advances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Soul of The Next Machine | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

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