Word: companionship
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite the warning of the Handbook for Students that "no student may keep an animal in a building owned or leased by the College," undergraduates desperate for furry companionship have found ways to get around the sanctions against four-footed friends...
LOST CAUSE 3. Tamagotchi[TM] $16 Still craving companionship? The Japanese are flocking to buy Tamagotchi, a digital gadget that doubles as a pet chick. Available soon in the U.S., Tamagotchi (Japanese for cute little egg) hatches onscreen. Owners feed, amuse and clean up after their feathered friend by pressing buttons. If the bird begins to fade away, suspect fowl play. Owner neglect results in Tami's virtual death. Love is cruel...
...suffering differs fundamentally from those who would legalize euthanasia. As a society we should show compassion for those who suffer, not by saying "we can help you get rid of your pain--by getting rid of you," but by making such individuals feel wanted. We should provide them with companionship, care and love, and send out the message that every life is sacred to us. We should cherish every extra second that the sick and suffering have amongst us. Sixty years down the road, I do not wish to be justifying to those around me that my existence is actually...
...enjoyed many measurements and many results. Despite the common myths about science, it was not lonely work. Much of the pleasure came from companionship. Most of our experiments lacked discernable practical goals. We followed our hunches, working with cancer viruses from chickens and mice, supported largely by grants from the NIH. Eventually, over many years, patterns emerged. We had learned that cancer genes in viruses are derived from normal cellular genes--some of the genes that guide our growth and development. These genes, now called oncogenes, undergo the mutations that are the defining events in cancer. Obscure viruses from experimental...
...thing, they're less likely to enjoy the benefits of long-term female companionship. A generation or so ago, men sought out the company of women, if only to get their laundry done and hot meals served on time. But with the advent of the drip-dry shirt and the frozen breakfast burrito, it became possible for any fellow, no matter how domestically challenged, to get out of the house on his own. And they have, in droves. The age of first marriage for men has shot up to almost 27, and after divorce it is the man who gets...