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The heroine of the title story, Sally, is in love with her husband's stupidity. Every time Ed says or does something foolish, Sally "wants to hug him, and often does; and he is so stupid he can never figure out what for." She confides Ed's gaffes to her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Life Studies BLUEBEARD'S EGG AND OTHER STORIES | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

There may be rough going ahead for the Auckland challenge. Back in October, several skippers including Connor and Blackaller complained that fiber glass might be an illegal material. The rules state that hulls must be of equal weight and thickness across their entire surface. The Kiwis successfully defended the construction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Victory for Plastic Fantastic | 12/29/1986 | See Source »

Solid though it appears, the earth's crust is composed of a dozen large plates and several smaller ones, ranging in thickness from 20 to 150 miles. The plates are in constant motion, riding on the molten mantle below and normally traveling at the pace of a millimeter a week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy of an Earthquake | 9/30/1985 | See Source »

He added that the river's two- or three- inch thickness near the bank may have fooled Chipperfield into believing the entire river for solid enough to walk across. Chipperfield into believing the entire river was solid enough to walk across. Chipperfield tried to cross the river near the Longfellow...

Author: By Matthew A. Saal, | Title: MIT Student Dies After Fall Into Icy Charles | 2/23/1985 | See Source »

Asian countries, along with the U.S. and Western Europe, complain bitterly that Japan does not buy enough of their products. The Japanese piled up trade surpluses last year of about $1.7 billion with Thailand and $6 billion with Singapore. Student protesters in Thailand have circulated letters to their countrymen with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Global Money Machine | 1/14/1985 | See Source »

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