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Samuel Johnson, who fathered the first English dictionary, set one peculiar standard by which contemporary dictionaries might still be judged. Johnson collected more than 100,000 words, mostly by memory, and his definition of "network" set a lofty and graceful standard in lexicographic science: "anything reticulated or decussated, at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections." The OAD effort has an admirable simplicity ("an arrangement or pattern with intersecting lines") and certainly surpasses the bulky Webster entry ("a fabric or structure of cords or wires that cross at regular intervals and are knotted or secured at the crossings") but neither...
...committee's proposal now stands, students face a dilemma. They may accept the Dowling proposal or they may hold out for real power. Accepting the new student government could mean impotence, loss of energy, and more frustration--or it could mean a base to work from, better funding, and equal student-Faculty representation on several key advisory committees. In either case, the ultimate goal--student autonomy in some policy areas and effective influence in others--will endure, inside or outside student government
Nationally, an ABC News-Louis Harris survey showed that 57% of the people questioned expected Reagan to do a good job in general, and a thumping 72% thought he would "strengthen U.S. defense capabilities to be at least equal or superior to the Soviet Union's." The President-elect inspired somewhat less hope on economic problems; 56% expected him to reduce inflation, and 54% thought he would be able to cut unemployment. Significantly, however, 62% of those inter viewed believed he would "restore the confidence of the American people in Government"-a sentiment damaged in the past by Viet...
...Albus, head of the robotics research laboratory at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Md., "is now poised on the brink of a new industrial revolution that will at least equal, if not far exceed, the first Industrial Revolution in its impact on mankind...
Harvard's victory underscored the depth of the team. Each player moved up two positions and each proved equal to the task...