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Word: earthly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brought up to always help people. My philosophy and the philosophy I grew up with was that I was put on this earth to make a contribution," explains Collins, who finished her four-year term as governor two years...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: From Kentucky to Kennedy School, Former Governor Mixes Family, Job | 3/8/1989 | See Source »

...editors become convinced that they can somehow unravel the Templars' scheme if they put a secret map under Foucault's pendulum, a device invented by the 19th century physicist Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault to measure the earth's rotation. The pendulum, which still stands in Paris today, will supposedly indicate a site at which the earth's vital currents can be controlled, earthquakes can be created...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Return Of Ecomania | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

...noted evolutionary biology expert, Wilson said that scientists have only identified between 5 and 30 percent of the Earth's species, and said a worldwide survey of species is necessary to better understand just how many species are threatened by extinction...

Author: By Samantha L. Heller, | Title: Wilson Stresses Need For Species Survey | 3/2/1989 | See Source »

Joyner was the guest host of the fourth-annual Harvard Cultural Rhythms show. She was down to earth and a pleasure to meet. She hasn't become overwhelmed by the publicity and attention that surrounds...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Flipping for FloJo | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

Times must be tough for jaded travelers. There are not many places left on this earth that still confer bragging rights now that Katmandu has as many package tours as Atlantic City and darkest Africa is bright with flashbulbs. So just in time comes the spanking-new Hyatt Regency Waikoloa on the lee shore of the Big Island of Hawaii. At $360 million, it is the most expensive resort ever built. But that's not, even nearly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Wait'll We Tell the Folks Back Home | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

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