Word: california
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...born on April 24, 1970 in China and was raised in Hong Kong. He earned both his undergraduate and his master's degrees at the Chinese University in Hong Kong, and enrolled in the PhD chemistry program at the University of Southern California...
...During the day, the harbor, despite the recent threats of rising pollution, typhoons and the practice of land reclamation, houses the world's busiest container port, with more than 100 ships arriving daily. Then, as the late hours of the afternoon arrive, the Indian fortune tellers, the joggers and California-style bladers, the myriad of couples waiting for dusk to come, all provide picturesque detail to the majestic scenario of the bay and Hong Kong Island's towering skyscrapers and elegant buildings. But the real magic lies elsewhere, in the labyrinth of streets and cavernous meadows where the multifaceted realities...
WASHINGTON: Good news for seriously ill patients who use pot to ease their pain. After Arizona and California started letting doctors prescribe marijuana to help patients deal with specific symptoms, the National Institutes of Health put together a panel of experts to catch up on the controversial issue. Its findings, out today, show strong evidence that pot has medical value...
Escape was paramount. When the owner of the boat returned on the afternoon of July 16, Cunanan fled. But where could he hide? In the first 48 hours after he shot Versace, Cunanan phoned a friend in California and asked for help obtaining a passport and false identification so he could leave the country. About 10 mutual acquaintances came up in the discussion. FBI agents who had been methodically contacting his known associates found the man Cunanan called, forcing him to divulge the potential sources of false paperwork. And before Cunanan could reach those people, the FBI was waving them...
CREMATION NATION Designer Gianni Versace joined Janis Joplin, Albert Einstein and John Lennon by being cremated upon death. Forty years ago, fewer than 4% of Americans chose cremation, but in 1995 21% did. That figure is expected to rise to 40% by 2010. California and Florida lead the U.S. in number of cremations. People who pick cremation see it as simpler and less expensive than a burial--and it certainly consumes less space. The average cremated remains weigh about 6 1/2 lbs. and take up about 200 cu. in., the volume of a small shoe...