Word: dust
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Still inconsolable? Dust off your copy of The Empire Strikes Back, in which young Steve learns the true identity of his father. And take any excuse you need to revisit the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) with Kevin McCarthy -- or better yet, the 1978 remake with Donald Sutherland, set near Cupertino. Because dogs and children know: that wasn't the real founder of Apple...
...analyzing the resulting patterns of radiation, the spectrometer revealed that the soil was rich in iron and virtually identical to that examined at other sites 21 years earlier by the Viking landers. This suggested to scientists that Martian topsoil is widely distributed by the planet's frequent global dust storms. Why the reddish hue? "The surface of Mars is rusting," explains Jim Bell, a Cornell University scientist...
...Martian temperatures, swinging wildly from 8[degrees]F to 130[degrees]F, may degrade the batteries. "We'll have to see how well they hold charges," says Wessen. Another threat, both to the lander--which is designed to survive for 30 days--and to the rover is Martian dust, which could coat the solar panels, affecting their ability to provide recharging current...
...festivals; sweaty dance clubs throbbing with testosterone-filled techno. Dial up Ticketmaster; go to an outdoor alternative-rock show in a field, in a stadium; see the teeming, churning mosh pits, the muscular bare-chested frat boys, the sharp, scabbed elbows, the clomping Reeboked feet, the choking clouds of dust obscuring the stage...What if summer were different? What if the hottest season of the year flexed a bit less and cared a bit more? What if the months of July and August, at least when it comes to music, were a tad more feminine and a bit more feminist...
...Lilith Fair should change it even more. McLachlan, in conceiving the event, drew inspiration from the proto-feminist Hebrew legend of Lilith, Adam's first wife. Unlike Eve, Lilith was not spawned from Adam's rib but was created by God out of dust, just as Adam was. But as soon as Lilith and Adam were joined together, they began to quarrel. Adam said: "It is your duty to obey me." Lilith replied, "We are both equal...and I will not be submissive to you." Set that last quote to music, and you'd have a fitting anthem for Lilith...