Word: constant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...years, Frances Garfinkle was confined to her bed by partial blindness, hearing loss and incontinence. Her husband Harry, 78, a retired Philadelphia wallpaper hanger, endured her constant nagging. But in January, when Frances complained about a meal Harry had prepared, the strain became too much: Garfinkle strangled her with a necktie...
...every schoolchild used to know, is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. But in the electronic age, the ancient Babylonian constant -- or rather the accurate calculation of its value -- has become a symbol of computational prowess. In the 1950s the U.S. led the way, churning out estimates of pi accurate to thousands and tens of thousands of decimal places. Then the French took the lead. With the emergence of Japan's supercomputer industry in the 1980s, pi has become an almost exclusive province of the Japanese. The last world record, 201 million digits...
...Constant and mysterious military movements stirred confusion and alarm. Tank convoys rumbled to the east, away from Tiananmen, only to return a few hours later. Armored vehicles were deployed at a strategic cloverleaf east of the square, as if awaiting attack by another military force. Rumors of skirmishes, even artillery duels between the "bad" 27th Army and the "good soldiers" of the 38th Army, fluttered through the capital. With fear of an armed confrontation rampant, foreign governments ordered the evacuation of their nationals. Beijing airport was packed with diplomats, tourists and businessmen waiting for tickets and specially chartered planes...
Coming from this background, Bok had to work hard to acquire the constant mask of congeniality Harvard's presidency requires...
...Francesca Don Hartig scores six goals despite almost-constant .two-on-one coverage as the women's lacrosse team beats James Madison, 11-4, in the NCAA quarterfinals. The laxwomen fall to Maryland, 5-3, in the semifinals...