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...torn ligament in practice for the 1992 Albertville Games, a broken collarbone later in the year and a torn anterior cruciate ligament in 1994 kept him off the piste. Poor form in 1995-1996 prompted the coaches to drop him from the World Cup team to the less competitive Europa Cup, where he dominated the 1996-97 season and returned to World Cup racing...
...Europa - Carlos Santana 2. Wooden Ships - Crosby, Stills, & Nash 3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd 4. Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys - Traffic 5. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton 6. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - The Allman Brothers 7. The Pusher - Steppenwolf 8. The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin 9. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix 10. Down By the River - Neil Young...
...NASA continues the search for unearthly life, even if it's only for little green bugs, under the more politically palatable label of astrobiology. Right now, NASA is eyeing the dusty surface of Mars (where water once flowed) and the likely ocean under the ice of Jupiter's moon Europa as sites for primitive life-forms. One recent false alarm: the much trumpeted Martian meteorite found in Antarctica apparently does not contain convincing evidence of the existence of microorganisms on the Red Planet, as originally claimed...
...lives on in the radio and optical searches underwritten by private outfits like Drake's SETI Institute and the Planetary Society. And even scientists dubious of success don't want to be spoilsports. They agree on the importance of continuing the quest, not just for microbes on Mars or Europa but also for those faint signals from some remote world--if only to underscore the preciousness of life and the importance of protecting perhaps its lone example. Admits Drake: "Even a negative answer is better than no answer...
...will that the collection remain exactly as it was originally curated; however, there are occasional rotating exhibitions of contemporary artwork. Currently on display: "Threads of Dissent" The museum also offers concerts on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30. Not to be missed: Titian's deservedly famous "Rape of Europa...