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...like a historical romance, a celebration of a 19th century woman who, in contemporary parlance, had it all--devoted husband (a Polish count, no less), passionate younger lover and glittering career--must be hedged about with postmodern ironies, runic clues to the reader not to mistake surface for substance. Mustn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Travelogue in Time | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...grabbed a stout piece of rope from Hamer's, and he set straight to work. Throwing the rope up and over the strong limb, he started trying to recall the right knot--he mustn't fail at this too. But with all his years of studying scripture, he'd lost the knotting skills of his childhood on his father's scratch farm (Judas was the only one of the Twelve from outside the fishing villages of Galilee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jesus Of Nazareth Then And Now | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...near the heart as in prayer)--would not play well in American politics. One alternative might be to shake your own hand, brandishing the two-handed clutch in front of your face like a champ while looking the voter in the eye. No. Too much self-congratulation. A politician mustn't advertise his narcissism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pressing the Germy Flesh | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

Several proposals for the governance of genetic information are before the Massachusetts legislature at the committee level. State representatives mustn't drag their feet and should make passing effective legislation a priority. Ideally, such legislation will restrict the use of genetic information in health insurance and employment and closely regulate the retention and disclosure of genetic information. Responsibilities for enforcement will be assigned and testing laboratories and physicians alike will be required to clearly explain individuals' rights upon any test or disclosure of results. Such careful regulation will ensure that genetic information is always used in a responsible manner...

Author: By Sachin H. Jain, | Title: Keeping Genes out of the Public Sphere | 10/19/1999 | See Source »

...chest wall, the procedure may be impossible. Also, some doctors prefer to take out a larger sample of tissue if an area appears very suspicious. But the lesson for the 1 million women who face biopsies each year is that even specialists can disagree. In the end you mustn't be embarrassed to ask another doctor--or two or three--to help you get the information you need to make an informed decision...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Summer Scare | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

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