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...review of the movie, Richard Corliss said it "sometimes looks starched, stodgy," and told readers that "any sort of irreverence would be out of place in this by-the-Book rendition" of the Old Testament. Maybe The Prince of Egypt does not fit the Disney mold. However, a story dealing with mass slavery, violence and pestilence does not lend itself to comedy. Films like this one give me hope. The time has come to honor children as an audience capable of understanding things beyond the comprehension of misguided reviewers. SARA A. SCOTT Laconia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 11, 1999 | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

That scenario is not as farfetched as it sounds. Talk to anyone in the pharmaceutical industry, and you'll soon discover that genetics is the biggest thing to hit drug research since a penicillium mold floated into Alexander Fleming's petri dish. Sure, scientists have long known genes play a role in almost every ailment from Alzheimer's to yellow fever. But it is only in the past few years that they've learned how to use that information to identify a multitude of new targets and pathways for drug design. Let's count the ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drugs By Design | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

Southwest's San Antonio mold problem dates back to the 1980s, but the first clean-up attempt wasn't made until 1994. By that time, workers say, fungi were literally dropping out of the ceiling vents into their coffee. When the fabric used as a wall covering was removed, the wallboards underneath were coated with black mold. All the renovations, including removal and replacement of mold-infested carpeting, ceiling tiles and wallboards, and chemical scouring of the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, were done while employees were working...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Place Makes Me Sick | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

...important: advising, UHS reform and countering the effects of randomization by supporting student groups and thinking about a new student center. Both candidates also wisely support downsizing the council and are committed to improving Springfest by involving other student groups in its planning and breaking the event's tired mold...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Vote Seton, Redmond For Council Leadership | 12/8/1998 | See Source »

There used to be different niches for people with differences in talent, skills and personality, he argues, but Americans are becoming more and more programmed to force their children into a mold. "There is an emotional cost, and eventually there will be a physical cost of taking square and rectangular people and fitting them into round holes," he says. "Performance enhancers--Ritalin, Viagra and Prozac--will remain popular until people question this goal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Age Of Ritalin | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

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