Word: block
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Thar was three bars--Mama Bar, Papa Bar, and Baby Bar. They was all sittin' on a block of ice. Mama Bar said 'I got a tale to tell.' Papa Bar said 'I got a tale to tell.' Baby Bar looked up and said 'My tale is told...
...attend school. But many local officials wonder if the experts are underestimating the threat. Protests Marvin Aaron, a district superintendent in Queens: "I don't want all the medical experts telling me 'Don't worry.' I'm worrying." His School District No. 27 went to court last week to block the enrollment of the student with AIDS, apparently a girl whose disease is said to be in remission. The case is pending...
Armed with this knowledge of the viral topography, scientists, at least in theory, can begin closing in on a cure for the common cold. For example, a lab-made antibody designed to slide into the canyon and block it would prevent the virus from attaching to a cell. One problem with that approach, researchers say: antibodies are too large to enter the canyons. But another approach is possible, involving the key (the receptor) instead of the lock (the canyon). By developing a drug that somehow coats the receptors, scientists may prevent the virus from joining the cell...
Zucker's back, talking trash as usual, and the new kid on the block--staff writer Bob Cunha--knows the local scene and could be the man to beat...
...biggest stumbling block may be that the team's home--the Indoor Athletic Building--will not be ready for the beginning of the season. As a result, the spikers will have to contend with makeshift courts in Briggs Athletic Center...