Word: various
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Last year I collected a stack of books andsold them for $30 to various bookstores around theSquare," Jeff C. Dobbins '89 says...
Western readers may not fully appreciate Arbat as a political event, but its literary markings should be familiar: a solidly conventional narrative style, made-for-TV characters representing various layers of society, public and private lives linked in short chapters and history hovering portentously in the wings. Rybakov, 77, is an old pro who has written teenage adventures and Heavy Sand, a widely read novel about Ukrainian Jews during World War II. A bemedaled tank commander during that conflict, he has maneuvered well within the Soviet literary system and enjoys one of its most visible rewards, a dacha at Peredelkino...
...boats, temperature gauges screwed into the hull guide anglers to cool underground springs in ponds and lakes where fish like to congregate on hot summer days. Similarly, pH meters dragged at various depths help locate acidity "clines," or layers, where fish are apt to feed. Lake Systems Division's $630 Multi-C-Lector, in addition to measuring temperature and pH, also detects water clarity clines, using an underwater light meter. It then suggests which color lures are most likely to catch a fish...
...fish. Some of the newest units can zoom on a target zone, allowing users to pick out a fish hovering a mere 1 1/2 in. off the bottom. Other refinements include alarms that signal a fish's presence and multihued video screens that are designed to identify various species by a color code -- red for dolphin, for example, or pink for bottom feeders like grouper and snapper...
...computers and phone lines. The bank's biggest customers routinely call this department to transfer funds, often paying money directly into suppliers' accounts. As at most banks, transfers require that a First Chicago employee call back another executive at the customer's offices to reconfirm the order, using various code numbers. All such calls are automatically taped. Taylor had access to the codes and knew the names of the appropriate executives at various corporations. The gang's original plan called for stealing $232 million from the accounts of quite a few companies, including Hilton, but the group eventually settled...