Word: dished
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Unfortunately, a radio telescope that could accomplish the equivalent of what, say, the 200-in. Mount Palomar telescope does optically would have to consist of a dish-shaped structure many miles in diameter-an obviously impractical requirement...
...novel Reed calls this savory cultural mess of lore and history "the Gumbo"-after the unique and varied Creole dish. But Reed's Gumbo is strongly metaphorical rather than explicitly edible, a sort of royal soul food manufactured at the Solid Gumbo Works by a black capitalist named Ed Yellings. The plot, full of violence, intrigue and high-speed travel, turns on whether the Gumbo Works will be controlled by LaBas' forces of good and healing magic (Gumbo can cure heroin addiction) or the perversion of the ancient mysteries led by the Louisiana Red Corp. and its sinister...
Across San Andreas. Called Project ARIES (for Astronomical Radio Interferometric Earth Surveying), the experiment began last month using NASA'S 210-ft. dish antenna in California's Mojave Desert and a portable 30-ft. antenna at J.P.L.'s home in Pasadena. About 125 miles apart, the antennas formed a direct line across the San Andreas fault, source of California's most devastating quakes. But in coming months the smaller antenna will take to the road and make measurements across other quake-prone terrain. The scientists will bring their equipment back to each site at least once...
...time when most restaurants are changing the prices on their menus every other week, meals at Hemispheres are still a good bargain at around $3. Lamb is the basis of many of Fred's dishes, with Lamb Shishkebob being the most popular dish and the house specialty. The vegetarian dish, in which the vegetables taste surprisingly fresh, and the cold cherry soup are two items on the menu that shouldn't be overlooked...
...deep-dish whammy comes from a Lakers fanatic, bravura bench jockey and this year's monster movie star, Jack Nicholson. He is letting off a little steam by putting on the kind of pressure he gets and cultivates almost every day. Nicholson is a past master at the Hollywood psych, a vocational tool for professional survival he employs with a street fighter's energy and a gamesman's cunning. On this occasion, he is just taking it out for a little airing on behalf of Hollywood's favorite team...