Word: killingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ends and the Ryder Cup spectators make their way to the dining room charmed by the young men of Harvard, a buzz that might last another 18 holes. After the semi-formal crowd has gone, the Kroks return to the Upstairs Bar to kill some time before their next show. With the mutual fund managers gone, the room has returned to its rightful owners. An abandoned martini sits on the fireplace mantle, the olive within more closely resembling a preserved biology specimen than a cocktail. A fire blazes beneath the mantle; the air conditioner whirs in the corner. The charmed...
...Philip Morris from a legal standpoint as well," says Cohen. "Plaintiffs against the cigarette makers have been winning cases by divorcing themselves from the assumption of risk. The line is: If the cigarette companies won?t admit cigarettes are dangerous, how were we supposed to know they?d kill us?" Now that Philip Morris has admitted the danger, says Cohen, they may have released themselves from such liability. Other cigarette makers are looking to sidle up to the trough of redemption ? the folks over at R. J. Reynolds are currently working on a "health issues" site as well...
Denniston played brilliantly, leading the Crimson with 15 kills and posting a .522 kill percentage, and junior outside hitter Angela Lutich added 14 kills...
Even setting aside the hucksterism, laser surgery is hardly a risk-free procedure. Lasers work by emitting a powerful beam of light that vaporizes skin. Though some newer lasers can skip the top layer, or epidermis, penetrating to the lower dermis to kill abnormalities and hair follicles, lasers "wound" the skin to some degree, and healing can have complications. Long-term effects can include pigmentation changes in the skin: patients with darker complexions, such as African Americans or those of Mediterranean origin, are especially susceptible to skin lightening. And everyone is vulnerable to doctors or technicians who do not handle...
...Diseases believes the epidemic has now peaked. "With the cold weather and the control efforts," says director James Hughes, "I expect transmission to cease." But questions remain. Will migrating birds carry the virus south, and will it re-emerge next spring? Most intriguing, why does its overseas counterpart not kill birds...