Word: occurance
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While more modest meteor showers, usually consisting of no more than a scattering of shooting stars, take place as often as 15 to 20 times each year over various parts of the globe, dramatic displays like the 1966 Leonids occur rarely, only a few times each century. But the next great meteor storm of the 20th century could occur this week -- if astronomers' hunches are right. Conditions seem ideal, they say, for the annual Perseid meteor shower to develop into a vivid display that should be visible in many parts of the northern hemisphere on the night...
...patterns depicted on the lintels of ancient temples at Yaxchilan and other Maya sites. By marking their clothing with the symbols of their ancestors, the Maya artisans build a material link to pre-Columbian gods -- and the indelible spirit of their cultural past. "Depictions of everyday life do not occur in the weaving," notes Walter F. Morris Jr., a Seattle-based anthropologist and author of Living Maya. "It's always something supernatural, something dreamt, something you can only see in dreams...
Parts of the event, though will occur around Harvard. Edelman, who manages Polgar and her two sisters, also internationally-ranked chess players, said he does not know if the Polgars will visit Harvard while in Boston...
...again later in life, producing shingles, a painful skin rash. The vaccine is a weakened form of the virus, and it too may be harbored in the body forever. The debilitated virus could conceivably spring to life years after the vaccination, and no one knows what damage might occur. Another danger is that the vaccine may not confer lifelong immunity and will therefore make a person vulnerable to chicken pox during adulthood, when the disease can be more serious. "It's impossible in the experimental studies preceding licensing to study a vaccine's effects for 50 years," says Dr. Caroline...
...behind closed doors with Judge Ager to work out the details of the transfer. The arrangement remained private, but the meeting was more cordial than past sessions. "I think what is dramatic about today is we all turned our attention to an event we know is going to occur and we all now focused on what is going to make that easy for the child," said Marian Faupel, the Schmidts' attorney...