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...spins inward it also bobs up and down through an imaginary plane that intersects the galaxy. The complete up-and-down trip through the debris-filled galaxy takes about 67 million years, and the sun slips through the most crowded region every 33 million years. During this time it could be blocked by the debris. The 33 million-year period corresponds roughly to the 26-million year cycle of extinction postulated by Raup and Sepkoski and the differences between the two figures can be accounted for by uncertainties in astronomical and geological datings, say the originators of the theory, Richard...
These and so many more hot-selling pop songs reflect our generation's disillusionment and pessimism. That pop artists have turned their themes inward only mirrors the larger societal decision to turn their backs on problems, which only seem to get worse and grow in number. And, even as we turn inward, it is not to celebrate the individual, but to confirm the complementary social and personal alienation. Such pessimism is a natural reaction to a pretty gloomy future says Travers, pointing to the economic situation and nuclear arms race. Although no panacea exists, there are small changes...
Israelis look inward and wonder...
...treatment is said to involve a technique that is used with patients who cannot swallow because they have throat cancer. Regardless of his health, Sakharov is an increasingly troublesome issue for the Soviets. Summed up his stepson Alexei Semyonov in Washington last week: "Sakharov is dangerous because his inward development as a person has led him to a state of freedom and courage...
Viet Nam was a different kind of war for the U.S. It was a shattering time, a bomb that originated a world away and went off in the middle of the American mind. Even at this remove, the war is still intensely felt, but now in a more reflective, inward way. The Viet Nam Veterans Memorial, dedicated in 1982, is as popular as the Lincoln Memorial and the National Air and Space Museum. The entombment of the Unknown Soldier was another symbol of the nation's respect for the uniquely complex ordeal of the Viet Nam veteran...