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...coaching in his last Princeton-Harvardmatch, Barnaby said he was hoping for "an act ofGod" to beat the Tigers. The heavily-favoredPrinceton squad was looking to ruin Barnaby's lastcoaching match against Princeton. The Tigers hadbeaten all of their opponents by 9-0 scores...
...Sony, which acquired CBS Records two weeks ago, will put Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson and all the other CBS stars on DAT. Sony is in an awkward position because CBS record executives have been leaders in the music industry's fight against DAT. They fear that home taping will ruin their lucrative CD business. As a modest concession to the recording industry's concerns, several DAT manufacturers are considering a special electronic system called Solo in their machines. Consumers will be able to make a digital tape of a compact disc but will not be able to duplicate that tape...
...next spring bearing wafer-thin holograms that are glued to labels inside the clothing. The images, virtually impossible to copy, will certify to shoppers and retailers that the designer pieces are authentic. Anyone who tries to rip out the label and transfer it to a counterfeit designer garment will ruin the hologram. Clothing manufacturers hope the holograms will put a big dent in the more than $700 million in profits that they lose to knock-off artists each year...
...which he gives the eternal male response: "I'm too old for me. That's my predicament." And Loretta, just engaged to an agreeable loser (Danny Aiello), is seduced by her fiance's one-handed brother Ronny (Nicolas Cage). He has no illusions about love. "We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and die," he observes with hangdog intensity. "Now I want you to come upstairs with me and get in my bed!" Who could refuse...
Most historical dialectics take a long time. Fortunately, this one can be speeded up. Some finals clubs, notably the Phoenix and the Fox, are experiencing financial difficulties. Were they sued for sex discrimination, the cost of a lawsuit might mean their financial ruin. The UC should step right in and buy them up--before the University has time to bail them out like they did the Hasty Pudding club. A new student center could be constructed on their land, or the buildings could be sold to pay for a student center on, say, the site of the Fly Club...