Word: finger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...physical symptoms and restricted diet aren't enough, many diabetics must also give themselves blood tests every day, pricking their fingers repeatedly to see how much sugar is in their blood. But a new sensor from Sandia National Labs -- yes, the nuclear-weapons people -- makes the chore painless. A powerful infra-red light shines through the fingertip; careful analysis of the light as it emerges reveals the exact composition of the blood coursing through that finger, including the precise percentage of sugar. Sandia is seeking a corporate partner to market the device...
...have been worse. Japan's global trade surplus -- about $78 billion last year -- is soaring toward record levels. Last week a House Ways and Means subcommittee passed a trade bill with provisions for sanctions aimed at Japan. U.S. officials saw the miti report as simply the accused pointing its finger at the accuser. "People who live in glass houses should be careful about their stones," declared White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater. House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt said Japan "doesn't have the credibility to call others unfair...
...environment. It is not surprising to see old issues such as North-South inequities arise in new guises. Now the debates are about who is responsible, who pays and how much, as well as access to resources whether natural or intellectual. There is an urgent need to move beyond finger pointing. The truth is that almost no nation is environmentally innocent, and all countries -- whatever the extent of their responsibility -- have a vested interest in solving the problems...
Needless to say, this infantile finger-pointing is not going to improve the dismal state of race relations in America. Blame Congress, blame Reaganomics, blame the conservative Court, blame the fascistic cops, blame the unruly rioters until you're blue in the face--the fact remains that Americans of different skin colors are not getting along with each other very well...
...into his laserlike top register, but always settling back into a sleekly lyrical groove. He probes the recesses of ballads like Yesterdays and Imagination with a risky intimacy. On middle-tempo numbers like Rough Ridin' and his own composition Mysterioso, he twists and flashes through the beat with a finger-snapping insouciance...