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...been affected by the breezes of Salzburg's Mirabell Palace gardens. Serenade ("Notturno") for Four Orchestras consists of make-believe echoes, in which a short statement by the first orchestra is repeated in turn by the other three, each abbreviating the phrase until the fourth sounds only a faint fragment of it-just as an echoed shout fades out in the distance...
...easy to diagnose. But small clots that block some of the smaller arterial branches are far more common than such massive pulmonary embolisms. The trouble is, they are so hard to detect that the true nature of the illness is often missed. Patients complain of shortness of breath, they faint frequently, and they may collapse after exertion, leaving their doctors baffled. Now, atomic medicine is coming to the aid of chest physicians and embolism patients with an ingenious and relatively simple diagnostic procedure...
...next morning, the corporation assembles in its paneled Woodbridge Hall meeting room, sitting around a mahogany table in high-backed leather chairs, each bearing an engraved plate with the name of the occupant. No one smokes until university officers and corporation committees present their reports. Then a faint cloud of blue begins to fill the air, while the group politely strives to reach their decisions...
...prairie, visited 48 tribes and painted 600 pictures. His Indian Boy is a triumph of photographic realism blended with psychological insight. There is a trace of bravado in the boy's stance, backed by ultimate bravery in the clenched right fist. Around the eyes and mouth is the faint hint of sadness of a boy fated never to roam and rule the land of his father...
...April 15 annual meeting, where a professional meeting-goer asked a seemingly endless round of questions, including one seeking to know how much A.T.&T. gave to charity. Told that the amount was $10 million last year, the woman said: "Mr. Chairman, I think I'm going to faint." Replied Kappel coolly: "That would be helpful...