Word: novas
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...links between semiotics and the DJ culture. The name “Spooky” refers to the eerie interplay between the absence and presence of sound, whereas his “That Subliminal Kid” epithet refers to a character from William S. Burroughs’ Nova Express...
...medical experts, politicians and business leaders to discuss new ways to combat diseases like AIDS, malaria, TB, malnutrition and cholera. We will also publish a special issue on global health that month, coinciding with W for Survival, a six-part prime-time PBS special co-produced by WGBH's NOVA Science Unit and Vulcan Productions...
Tropicalism emerged out of the fusion of bossa nova and samba, with varied international influences—the Beatles, Miles Davis, and James Brown, as well as urban African rhythms from Senegal, South Africa, and Nigeria. The result was a unique sound that profoundly altered the cultural landscape of Brazil...
...natural and organic foods are growing at 5% to 10% a year, and they could claim 10% of the entire food universe within a decade. "I don't think natural and organic food is a fad. It's a way of life," says Simon, a fast-talking native of Nova Scotia, Canada, who started his career in the U.S. by expanding H??agen-Dazs' chain of ice cream shops in the 1980s. "And no major food company is built for the 21st century...
...Jupiter, Saturn and Mars, which he observed in 1604, could produce an appropriate extended effect. Moreover, he calculated that it recurs every 805 years, which means that it came around in 6 B.C., the year usually assigned (because of changes in the calendar) to Jesus' birth. More recently, the nova theory has received a boost with the discovery of Han-dynasty Chinese and Korean records of blazing stellar bodies at about the same time. Finally, some analysts have suggested that Matthew was so impressed by Halley's comet in A.D. 66, and by the testimony of very old Christians...