Word: hd
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Dolphins didn't make the Super Bowl this year, so I didn't follow suit and buy a pricey high-definition television (HDTV) set. But I borrowed one for my Super Bowl party to preview my generation's TV transition. The early verdict: a helluva TV, but not much HD...
With the thing in place only three days before the big game, I went to work trying to get a high-definition signal. I got none. No Miami stations have started broadcasting in HD yet and the cable-TV industry hasn't even settled on a standard. My satellite dish wasn't any help, either. DirecTV shows one channel of HDTV, but nobody sells a decoder that can tune it in. Aaargh...
Even if you're a gadget freak with deep pockets, you may think twice about buying for another reason: there may not be much HD on your TV. The FCC has mandated that the major network affiliates in the 10 largest U.S. markets (ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC) must be ready for digital broadcasts by May 1, 1999. The top 30 must be geared up six months after that. Meanwhile, about three dozen stations will voluntarily begin digital broadcasts this November...
...team had hoped to be able to predict accurately both how people would test and how they would cope on receiving the results. "So far," says Brandt, "it's been a bust." The only predictor of test results remains age; since HD typically hits between ages 30 and 50, the older the person, the higher the chance of a negative result. As for predicting people's reactions, most preliminary hypotheses have been replaced by new ones. Contrary to expectations, for instance, married people have a harder time coping with bad news than singles (perhaps they worry about becoming a burden...
...sense. I just wanted to be free." After the discovery of the Huntington's gene in 1993 and the development of a virtually error-free test, Ruth was retested. Again, negative. She has since remarried, had a third son and trained as a physical therapist. Often she works with HD patients...