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...miles to shore, while destroyers interposed themselves between the islands and the mainland to set up a radar "picket" about 100 miles west of the Falklands. Fighting 40-to-50-m.p.h. winds that whipped the frigid seas into 40-ft. waves-momentarily leaving the propellers of the lighter frigates spinning in mid-air-the British task force had begun an effort to choke off supplies to the occupiers, while Royal Marine commandos prepared for hit-and-run raids to demoralize the Argentine troops. There were unconfirmed reports that British commando units were already ashore in the archipelago, gathering intelligence...
...left of the room, Dan Daley, New York City born and raised, at 28 younger than Daniels by 17 years, and at least 75 pounds lighter. A singer-songwriter with a solid dose of urban angst who has been plugging away in the music business for over a decade, with little to show for it but a cassette full of promising tunes...
...Watchman, with a 2-in. screen and sleek metallic finish, not only looks good everywhere but can work just about anywhere too, from a dentist's chair to a box at the opera. It can be powered by batteries, household current, even a car's cigarette lighter socket. While the list price of the Watchman, scheduled to hit U.S. stores this fall, is around $250, Sony does not include collision insurance...
...once-strongly held beliefs--at least for a few minutes. "It is, by now a scandal beyond irony that thanks to the energetic litigation of 'civil liberties' fanatics, pornographers enjoy expansive First Amendment protection while first-graders in a Nativity play are said to violate First Amendment values." His lighter pieces often leave the reader, upon completion, intellectually sated...
Over the years, doctors have tried to soften the treatment: braces have gotten smaller, casts lighter. Now, for moderate cases, braces may be eliminated altogether. In hospitals around the world, doctors are testing electrical devices that have arrested or partly reversed the progression of scoliosis in nearly nine out of ten cases. Worn only at night, the gadgets have two electrodes that are placed on the patient's back over the convex side of the spinal curve. An implantable model has three electrodes that are buried under the skin. A bedside transmitter is used to trigger a pulsing current...