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...fixing garages were his summer or permanent employment; it turned out to be permanent and he, the company owner's son. I asked if he had a lot of business, did peoples' garage doors really break so frequently? Yes, it turns out that klutzes and shlamazels comprise a large portion of the local population...
...difficult moments, it's important to be among kindred souls. So when MIKE TYSON appeared for his boxing-reinstatement hearing last week before the New Jersey State Athletic Board, he brought along a few character witnesses. Explaining why Tyson might have bitten off a portion of Evander Holyfield's ear in a fight last year, former light-heavyweight champ Bobby Czyz offered, "If I hit an opponent and his eye fell out...I would eat it before he would get it back." Alas, even this touching testimonial did not comfort Tyson. After some tough questioning, the boxer became tearful, then...
...contrast, most of Cale's songs were much older, coming from his '70s albums. Despite their age, though, the songs were new to a large portion of the audience and a surprised murmur spread through the crowd as Cale sat before his keyboard and began to sing Elvis's "Heartbreak Hotel" to his own classical composition. As one of the best classically trained musicians ever to play rock, Cale excels in playing his compositions...
...from Mayberry, was drenched with sweat one day in the Mueller lunchroom, where he made himself a sandwich of white bread and vacuum-packed ham he'd brought from home. On the job since he got out of high school 15 years ago, Watson connects the aboveground portion of hydrants to the belowground portion, pushing iron logs around with the help of an overhead crane...
...over it and a rather striking picture to boot. A team of researchers led by scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and Columbia University in New York City reported last week that they had for the first time deciphered the three-dimensional structure of a key portion of the AIDS virus. Their results, which are likely to be the topic of much discussion at the 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva next week, are so detailed that they could provide a blueprint for new treatments--and possibly even vaccines...