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...shortage of ideas on the subject. Plato was convinced that the mind must be located inside the head, because the head is shaped more or less like a sphere, his idea of the highest geometrical form. Aristotle insisted that the mind was in the heart. His reasoning: warmth implies vitality; the blood is warm; the heart pumps the blood. By the Middle Ages, though, pretty much everyone agreed that the mind arose from the brain -- but still had no clear idea how it arose. Finally, in the 17th century, the French philosopher Rena Descartes declared that the mind, while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GLIMPSES OF THE MIND | 7/17/1995 | See Source »

...threw a massive intelligence net over the region. CIA spy satellites initiated a continuous sweep of northern Bosnia, hoping to photograph O'Grady on the ground. Air Force reconnaissance craft and signal intercept planes began swarming over the area. Other planes with special infrared scanners, which could detect the warmth of a body moving on the ground, patrolled the mountains as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RESCUING SCOTT O'GRADY: ALL FOR ONE | 6/19/1995 | See Source »

...evaluate Bev Taylor. The response overwhelmingly praised Bev and argued against the establishment of a stylistically monolithic choral program. Music professionals pointed to Bev's superb teaching skills, technical proficiency and commitment to women's choral singing; that the women singing under her direction are coached toward vocal warmth and maturity of tone, rather than the boy-choir shrillness common to many women's choruses, was highly lauded. In light of the favorable comments, Bev was offered a two-rather than one-year contract, and was invited to reapply for her position at its conclusion; however, one is baffled that...

Author: By Maryanne Fenerjian, | Title: Taylor's Leadership Will Be Missed | 6/6/1995 | See Source »

...superb. She has an exacting eye for detail, and an unerring instinct for what makes a film work. She exhibits an extraordinary control over the elements in the film, producing a work that is about exile, lost love, political repression, bygone dreams, and also about blossoming love, pleasure, warmth, and newfound hope...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Paradise Chez Perez | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

...warmth of the outside, the tulip buds and the smell of wet grass...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: DARTBOARD | 4/15/1995 | See Source »

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