Word: moments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Hiding somewhere behind the scenes was the next House Speaker, Bob Livingston, who is so concerned about striking the right note with the American people when he finally takes over that he is missing the most important moment of his tenure. He cut a deal with outgoing Speaker Gingrich to put a moderate colleague from Illinois, Ray LaHood, in the Speaker's chair during the sure-to-be-televised-everywhere floor debate Thursday. Even in private, Livingston is hard to pin down: he refused in a telephone conversation with House minority leader Dick Gephardt on Wednesday even to discuss censure...
...enough to prove that an actual cloning has taken place. "One crucial moment is the 16-cell point. Cells divide automatically up to four cells, but it's only after they have divided to 16 that you have a pretty good chance that it's going to work," says Thompson. Because the Koreans stopped the experiment well before that point, it's not clear that the embryo would have grown into a full-fledged human. Still, like it or not, several genetically identical cats have just been...
...news of his illness spread across campusyesterday, many members of the Harvard communitystopped to say a prayer for their friend.Professor of Afro-American Studies Cornel R. West'74 asked his class to observe a moment of silencefor Higginbotham at the beginning of Af-Am 10,"Introduction to Afro-American Studies." Duringthe day, members of the Black StudentsAssociation, Kuumba and the W.E.B. DuBois Societyalso received an e-mail message on Higginbotham'scondition that urged them to pray for hisrecovery...
...sound of the moment is the screaming piha, a dull brown-gray bird whose sex appeal lies in its voice--specifically a three-syllable whistle that cuts through the air. As a mate getter it is evidently as attractive as the brilliant orange-and-black plumage of the cock of the rock, the cock of the walk of Suriname's birds. We catch sight of one preening on a high branch. Its head has a flattened crest that looks like a fan from the side, with an eye at bottom center. It makes its nest on the sides of rocks...
...look for a new plot to farm, you have to put a marker down; otherwise you won't be able to find the plot when you return. He asks me, "What will be your mark, to ensure your return?" by which he clearly means, "Are you here for a moment or for the long haul?" It is the question no journalist wants to hear. I see that I am out of my league...