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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that followed and my not daring to look at him," Bernstein writes. "My question offered no escape; there is no Fifth Amendment for eight-year-olds." His father tried to skirt the question, speaking instead about the irrelevance of party membership and the persecution of progressives. "I didn't ask any questions when he finished explaining, and I'm sure he guessed that my silence meant that I knew. It took twenty-five years before I asked him that question again...
...knowledge so they can prepare their families and put what is left of their lives in order. Others might prefer not knowing anything at all. "We may be able to see into the future," says Doreen Markel, a genetic counselor at the University of Michigan's Neurology Clinic. "But ask yourself: Do you really want to know what you're going...
...know if there is a way to increase that, but a lot of people ask about it at School Committee meetings," McGrath said...
There are travel agents who will argue that if such carriers as Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, Air France and Swissair were allowed to fly the U.S. domestic routes, they could put a few of America's airlines out of business. Ask any world travelers about the difference in comfort and service and, particularly, the quality of food, and many would say there is no contest. U.S. carriers are notorious for serving meals that are poorly conceived, badly prepared and sometimes unhealthy. By contrast, the food on many non-U.S. carriers, even when catered by the very same firms, is generally...
...then, if they like the look of the regular meal once on board, deny that the special order is for them. Likewise, there are the "double dippers," who savor the vegetarian entrees but lament the tiny portions. They are known to make two reservations for special meals and then ask the flight attendant if by any chance an extra veggie entree has gone unclaimed. Since special orders are so frequently fouled up anyway, either tactic is likely to beat the system. But even if passengers get the meal they ordered, they may wish they hadn't. Vegetarian meals, though...