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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Mission Impossible seem as simple as building a Lego-block spaceship. The "Dr. Goodwrenches," as Mission Control dubbed them, not only breezed through every job on their work order and a few more on the "just in case" list, but they also made it look like fun. "Piece of cake!" shouted Kathryn Thornton, perched atop the shuttle's 50-ft. robot arm as she sent a mangled solar-energy panel off into space like a falconer letting her bird take wing. "Dum dum dum dum," hummed a relaxed Tom Akers, as he and Thornton eased corrective lenses, ensconced in their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will Nasa Do for an Encore? | 12/20/1993 | See Source »

...safely all the time. A fair warning that they are about to enter a highly dangerous situation may spur people to take special precautions. The moral duty of those already afflicted, though, must be clearly articulated: being intimate without prior disclosure is like serving arsenic in a cake. And not informing previous contacts (or not helping public authorities trace them without disclosing your name) leaves the victims, unwittingly, to transmit the fatal disease to uncounted others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hiv Sufferers Have a Responsibility | 12/13/1993 | See Source »

...cake, which might be served at an informal holiday gathering, depicts a Santa dropping more than some presents...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: Titillating Sweets | 12/11/1993 | See Source »

...cake reads, "Make a Wish and Blow," another "Happy Birthday Bob--The Biggest Prick We Know...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: Titillating Sweets | 12/11/1993 | See Source »

...those nonplused by Feldman's prior efforts, the walls of the tiny cubicle are adorned with a liberal smattering of pinups from which the adventurous cake buyer can supposedly seek creative inspiration...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: Titillating Sweets | 12/11/1993 | See Source »

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