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...competition was fierce. Bertha versus Psycho. Masher versue Robo-Duck. Claws versus Lego-zilla. Death Star versus Blind...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: It's Paradise, Melrose-Style | 2/8/1990 | See Source »

Some robots chose to try and win by twirling aimlessly in circles, oblivious to the puck and everything around it, but seeming to have fun nevertheless. Lego-zilla was one of those that took this popular strategy...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: It's Paradise, Melrose-Style | 2/8/1990 | See Source »

...Dynasty." A visitor walks out with Strum among the baboons at 8 a.m. in Laikipia. They are feeding on the buds of an acacia tree not far from the granite kopje where they sleep. Strum knows all the baboons. "That is C.J. and Ron," she begins. "The female is Zilla. C.J. and Ron have a conflict of emotions." Ron is new to the troop, and so is Ndofu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Africa | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

...arrived from its base at Jessore cantonment 60 miles to the south. The 147 men of the company quickly disarmed some 500 Bengali policemen without meeting any resistance and then occupied four additional key points: the district police headquarters, the government office building, the VHP radio transmitter and the Zilla school for boys. Most of the sleeping townspeople did not realize what had happened until 5:30 a.m., when Jeeploads of soldiers with bullhorns drove through the empty streets announcing that a total curfew was to begin 30 minutes later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: The Battle of Kushtia | 4/19/1971 | See Source »

...Angeles' Kerckhoff Mansion, which belongs to the University of Southern California, 70 small spiders (Zilla x-notata) are living in pampered luxury. Their room is air-conditioned, and every day delicious flies are handed to them alive. They have little paper cones to live in and water to drink from cups made of soda straws. Being creatures of inflexible habit, they spin beautifully regular webs in frames supplied for the purpose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Schizoid Spiders | 5/6/1957 | See Source »

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