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...course, on this question of old age, science is still a baby. There are plenty of biologists who believe that aging and death are as inevitable as taxes. No one really knows if human longevity will come up against a fixed barrier somewhere or if, like the sound barrier, it is there only to be broken. Some gerontologists say the limit of the average life-span is 85 years; others, 95, 100, 150 and beyond. No one understands the economic barriers either. Ronald Lee, a demographer at the University of California, Berkeley, calculates that for each year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can I Live To Be 125? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

There just aren't many like him anymore. Sure, the San Diego Chicken barnstorms around the country, but the man performing hides behind a costume. There was no barrier between Patkin and his audience...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goin' Bohlen: Where Have You Gone, Max Patkin? | 11/3/1999 | See Source »

...Japanese animation has an advantage over other film genres because the energy and focus of the message isn't diffused or obscured by overdone special effects. So many movies like Star Wars: Phantom Menace seem almost like spectacles more than epic adventures in their own right.Japanese animation transcends this barrier and returns to the emotional center of the adventure. In that sense, it reminds us why such films as The Neverending Story or the original Stars Wars movies were worth watching in the first place. As a recent convert myself, I can see why all readers out of the loop...

Author: By Angie Marek, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Novice Takes the Plunge, Enjoys the Swim | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...There has been a barrier between the students and the rest of the community. It's time for us to bring those two communities together," Snowberg said...

Author: By Eric S. Barr, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Few Attend Council Debate | 10/22/1999 | See Source »

Senior striker Armando Petruccelli netted his team-leading fifth goal of the season at the 56:40 mark in the second half to break the scoring barrier and give Harvard a temporary 1-0 advantage...

Author: By Barat Samy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M.Soccer Battles Holy Cross to Disappointing Tie | 10/20/1999 | See Source »

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