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...blaming the government, was banned from writing and fled to exile in England where he published a biography of Biko. DIED. FRED HOYLE, 86, controversial astrophysicist who in the 1940s coined the term "big bang" to deride the theory that an explosion formed the origin of the universe, a concept now widely accepted over his "steady state" theory, which maintains the universe has no beginning or end; in Bournemouth, England. DIED. OSCAR JANIGER, 83, psychiatrist whose experiences on LSD inspired him to become one of the first Americans to study psychedelic drugs in the 1950s and early '60s; in Torrance...
...truce is a practical example of the "rolling cease-fire" concept that Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat plan to discuss when they meet under German auspices in the near future - rather than trying to forge a comprehensive cease-fire throughout the West Bank and Gaza, the two sides would work towards such a cease-fire by establishing such agreements on a town-by-town basis. But as violence raged throughout the West Bank and Gaza, the potential for events elsewhere to reignite the battle of Beit Jala remained high...
...Kursk is 377 ft. below the surface. Salvagers have calculated that the submerged vessel weighs more than 21 million lbs. The water temperature hovers just above freezing. While the salvage concept is simple--attach some cables and pull up the sub--the challenges are formidable...
...cancer-fighting drugs slowly in the site where a tumor has been removed in order to kill any cancer cells the surgeon has missed. By confining the drugs to the site of the tumor, the effects on other organs are minimized--always a major consideration in chemotherapy. The same concept has since been applied to prostate, spinal and ovarian cancers...
...Riedel family glassmaking tradition dates back 10 generations, to 17th century Bohemia. The present-day design concept is basic Bauhaus: form follows function, in this case a form that brings out the best in its contents and can even help disguise a fault or two. The volume and shape of the bowl, the thickness of the crystal and the rim's outward flare or inward curve and finish all help determine which of a wine's several layers of aromas develops first or most fully. It was Claus Riedel, designer and ninth-generation owner of the family firm, who first...