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-- The senses flag. Taste diminishes as the nose loses its sense of smell (odor accounts for about 80% of overall flavor sensation). The loss of taste can lead to lack of appetite and sometimes to serious nutritional deficiencies. Hearing fades, particularly in the high-frequency range, and processing of information...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Older - But Coming on Strong | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

Since there are no immediate plans to excavate the ship, the scientists resealed the entrance hole after meticulously filming every inch of the chamber for later study and mapping. Using a special zoom lens, they filmed everything from the markings on the walls to the lengths of the boat's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Probing The Chambers of Cheops | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

Of the many measures of fame, one of the more useful is the injury-report index. A star makes the papers by dying. A superstar need only be hospitalized: when Sinatra's diverticula act up, you know about it. Higher up the celebrity scale are stars of a magnitude for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Oliver North | 7/27/1987 | See Source »

"Everything I have observed in Washington leads me to the conclusion that the interrelationship between the press and the government has become very close. Newsmen do not like to feel that they are a part of the governmental process. I respect that view and I hold to it, but if...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Investigating Pressing Issues | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

Tinted contact lenses that make blue eyes appear even bluer have been around for several years. Now Wesley-Jessen, a Chicago-based lens manufacturer, has become the first U.S. firm to market a lens that lightens dark eyes, turning them blue, aqua or green. The firm also plans to introduce hazel lenses. Consumers in droves are now snapping up the blobs of soft plastic for about $250 a pair. A solid third of the sales are to customers who buy nonprescription versions solely for cosmetic reasons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RETAILING: Getting The Blues | 5/4/1987 | See Source »

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