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Word: optically (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...answer is that in the age of the fax and the fiber-optic cable, federation is the future. But federation works only under the condition of freedom. Otherwise what passes for federation is really colonialism. And though colonialism had a good 500-year run, it is spent. The only way to turn colonial empires into real federations is to allow them to break up into their constituent parts and hope that in their wisdom they will see fit to knit themselves back together again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Blest Be the Ties That Bind | 8/13/1990 | See Source »

...maintaining a constant ebb and flow. But in those with glaucoma, the drainage canals are somehow blocked, leading to an increase in pressure. "Glaucoma is a plumbing problem," says H. Dunbar Hoskins of the San Francisco-based Foundation for Glaucoma Research. If left untreated, the pressure eventually harms the optic nerve. The reason for the buildup is not known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: A Real Vision Thing | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

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