Word: baton
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...highlight the performer's virtuosity, Mendelssohn's provides the development that leads the movement to its end. The orchestra drew momentum from Shaham's graceful interpretation. It is difficult to say, however, whether it was this passion or sheer accident that caused conductor Seiji Ozawa to throw his baton into the cello section shortly before the end of the movement. The piece was nonetheless otherwise seamless (and an obliging cellist returned Ozawa's baton shortly after it landed at his feet...
...Louisiana State University student and Sigma Alpha Epsilon plegde, dies of acute alcohol poisoning as a result of a fraternity drinking binge at several parties. Wynne's blood alcohol level was measured at 0.588, six times the legal limit, according to an Aug. 30 article in the Advocate in Baton Rouge...
...purpose. As Steven Hyman, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, describes it, "These neurotransmitters modulate raw information and give it its emotional tone." Northwestern University psychiatrist James Stockard puts it more poetically: "A person's mood is like a symphony, and serotonin is like the conductor's baton." Other neurotransmitters help us know our stomachs are full; serotonin tells us whether we feel satisfied. Other chemicals help us perceive the water level in a glass; serotonin helps us decide whether we will think of it as half empty or half full...
...demise of privacy heralds the advent of a cybertribal era--an age of new barbarians obsessed with the dissolution of individuality. Our digital existence has exploded the romantic myth of freedom. Escape from this schizophrenic duality calls for the reinvention of science, values and relationships. BRIJ MOHAN Baton Rouge...
...those methods fail, other options range from chemical sprays to shotguns that fire beanbags. And the use of such impact devices as batons has dropped from more than 1,000 incidents 10 years ago to just 63 last year. "The side-handle baton is so heavily associated with the King incident that they just don't want to be caught using it," says Randy Minini, a sergeant in charge of physical training. "Use of force has become the most controversial aspect of police work...