Word: keene
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tests. Dyslectics, who are often lefthanded or ambidextrous, tend to reverse letters (b for d), twist words (was for saw), confuse word order (please up hurry), subtract from left to right, or have difficulty with sequential thinking. Despite these problems, they may be intellectually brilliant, with oral skills so keen they are able to bluff their way through early grades. Dyslectics can become high achievers like Edison, Einstein, General Patton, Nelson Rockefeller and Bruce Tenner. But they are often misdiagnosed as retarded or emotionally disturbed...
...credits to daily lifting of the small weights he carries In a special briefcase wherever he goes. "My father taught me to use them when I was seven," he says. "Weightlifting prolongs body movement, and I've always been interested in keeping my body svelte." And his eye keen...
...enough to sell to a stranger. Watson then went to the bar with a female undercover agent, introducing her as a friend who wanted to buy cocaine. Says Sandberg: "The absolute worst happened. One of the men recognized her as a narcotics cop." After she left, Watson's keen undercover instincts saved him: he had just met the woman, he claimed, laughing, and had no idea she was a narc...
Reese's Pieces look very much like M & Ms, and the brand name is not mentioned in the film. But keen-eyed children quickly spotted the orange Reese's Pieces wrapper, and the rush to the candy counter was on. Hershey is now giving away an E.T. sticker with every bag of Reese's Pieces bought in 800 of the 1,100 theaters showing the movie. Five bags earn a free T shirt. Really sweet-toothed fans can redeem the labels from five half-pound sacks for a poster of favorite scenes from the film. That would...
...Imitates the World Series, Angell insists that "I'm not writing about baseball as a means of writing about our society or our times. I have never had that in mind and I hope to God I don't do it." The author of two fiction books shows a keen concern for his image in the baseball world. "I used to be called a poet of baseball which I strongly resented," Angell says. He further grits his teeth at the word "essay" so often used to describe his works. "There's an implication here that this isn't really reporting...