Word: talese
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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It is recorded in the books of old that fair Scheherazade deflected the murderous intentions of her king and lord, Schahriah, by telling him stories every evening for 1,001 nights. She spun out tales of Aladdin and his magic lamp, of Sinbad's sailing on the seven seas, of...
A quick glance through the CRR's history reveals tales of gross incompetence and paranoia: a freshman suspended after she was misidentified in a photograph of a demonstration, a student disciplined even though he never received notification of his hearing, action taken against five students because the University did not...
For the Soviets, the "Great Patriotic War" remains a focus for patriotism and loyalty to the socialist system. For the past year movies, newspapers, radio and TV programs have been filled with tales of World War II sorrow and glory. Even passengers flying into Moscow aboard Aeroflot have been told...
There is no shortage of old wives' tales about the virtues of eating fish: it is "brain food," according to legend, and cod-liver oil is a cure for all that ails. The wives may have been onto something. Eating a little fish a day may indeed keep the doctor...
However this fight comes out, it was obvious early on to almost everyone except Reagan and Weinberger that even the Republican-controlled Senate would not pass any significant increase in military spending this year. The politics were simple: Senate Republicans figured they had to do something to cut the budget...