Word: jade
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...DECEPTIVE COAT OF VARNISH? One challenge to the radiocarbon dating that has received a good deal of publicity is that of Dr. Leoncio Garza-Valdes, a San Antonio, Texas, pediatrician with interests in microbiology and archaeology. In 1983, while examining a Mayan jade artifact that art experts claimed was a recent forgery, Garza-Valdes discovered that it was covered by a lacquer-like coating produced by bacteria. Since it also had traces of ancient blood on it that should have been datable by the radiocarbon method, he took it to the University of Arizona dating lab, where scientists scraped...
...least Brown returns the team's top scorer from last year in Damon Prescott. But Prescott, who was the first Brown player to break the 20 goal mark since 1977, is unfortunately joined at the hip with a mediocre offense including Jade Kersey (17 points), Adrian Smith (15 points), Brent Hoiness (12 points) and John DiRenzo (11 points). Not exactly a powerhouse unit, but at least they are veterans...
David Caruso, back from his impressive work on such motion picture successes as "Jade," headlines "Michael Hayes," the story of an idealistic prosecutor who battles crime and never smiles. Kirstie Alley, also bearing the laurels of an auspicious foray into film, is the star of "Vernoica's Closet," a sophisticated comedy about women's undergarments. These two programs, representative of the larger offerings, are clearly not to be missed...
...Jade and Sarsparilla-Jazz Workshop...
...Jade and Sarsparilla-Jazz Workshop...