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...University also reset the stairs over Pusey Library and replaced the Yard's 6-inch water main with a new 12-inch line, which will allow for the increased water need from the sprinklers being installed in all dorms...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Back to the Yard | 9/18/1992 | See Source »

...University also reset the stairs over Pusey Library and replaced the Yard's 6-inch water main with a new 12-inch line, which will allow for the increased water need from the sprinklers being installed in all dorms...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Back to the Yard | 9/16/1992 | See Source »

...into a slightly smaller space. But a new technology just announced by scientists at AT&T Bell Laboratories may force the competition into playing catch-up for a long time to come. They have found a way to squeeze up to 45 billion bits of data onto a square inch of disk space -- 300 times as much as an ordinary disk, and 100 times as much as the most advanced magneto-optical technology. The system could put two copies of War and Peace on the head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's . . . Superdisk | 8/17/1992 | See Source »

Colombians are still arguing about which is more outrageous: drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's escape three weeks ago during an attempt by the military to regain control of his so-called prison, or the prison itself. Among the generous amenities: a water bed, videocassette player, 60-inch television set, stereo, fireplace, personal gymnasium and frequent visits from family and friends -- and even perhaps a few prostitutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lifestyles: The Jailbird's Gilded Cage | 8/17/1992 | See Source »

...House would have been destroyed in flight, the report noted. There were also unexpected hazards. During one doomsday exercise, Eisenhower was driven by convoy from Washington. As he neared the site, a truck loaded with pigs entered the narrow road. The convoy halted and authorities forced the truck to inch backward up the mountain and past the site's entrance. Eisenhower laughed that such elaborate plans could be ruined by pigs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Doomsday Blueprints | 8/10/1992 | See Source »

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