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...cold's duration almost in half by sucking on foul-tasting zinc lozenges. That's because zinc ions are about the same size and shape as the molecular doorway through which one major group of cold viruses, called the rhinoviruses (rhino for "nose"), breaks into the nasal cells. Coat those viruses with zinc, and they're too big to slide through the door. Or at least that's the theory. So far, a dozen studies have shown mixed results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Block That Cold! | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

GIVING STOCK Thinking about charitable giving this holiday season? Instead of donating that old coat, consider donating stocks. Donations of stock can beat coats or even cash. Charities can sell the shares of donated stocks tax-free, even if the price has doubled over your cost. And donors get breaks too: no capital-gains tax, and a write-off for the market value of the stock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Nov. 15, 1999 | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...with the plane soaring past 44,000 ft., Air Force Captain Chris Hamilton steered his F-16 within 50 ft. of the Lear, close enough to signal the pilots. Though the passenger jet's exterior appeared intact, its cockpit windows were obscured by what looked to be a "light coat of frost." Over the next two hours, four other F-16s shadowed the plane. By then, the roving aircraft had made the news. Stewart's Australian-born wife Tracey heard it on a TV news report and tried in vain to call her husband on his cell phone. At about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death On Autopilot | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...poetry readers shared the stage with a large red chair, on which was draped a coat and a hat, two items of clothing that "the Professor" rarely went without...

Author: By By GRAEME C.a. wood and Graeme Wood, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Alfred Remembered at Poetry Reading | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...shallow grave in a muddy location. Digging implements include spoons or knives from the dining hall. Coat the shirt with soil and bury it overnight...

Author: By F. G. Tilney, | Title: Ready Prep GO! | 10/21/1999 | See Source »

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