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Finally a bit of good news: some astronomers have revised calculations on Swift-Tuttle, and predict that the big comet will breeze by us at a comfortable 15 million-mile distance. Of course, there is always the possibility that some other uncharted space rock may come crashing through the atmosphere. Best keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fear of The Big Whopper | 12/21/1992 | See Source »

...least until she is in her 30s. The wise men who hover over her career, like Barenboim and Levine, hope she sticks to her resolve. The fact is that, lovely as her voice is, it is not large. But 26 is very young. It is nearly impossible to predict how a voice will develop; the supreme Wagnerian Kirsten Flagstad sang operetta in her 20s. "You must never force," Bartoli insists. "The test is after the concert: Is the voice still fresh so that you could go on and on?" She certainly passed the test with Levine. When she auditioned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opera's Roman Candle Newcomer | 12/14/1992 | See Source »

...Seattle can start worrying too. Five studies published in Science describe a previously undiscovered fault there, along with evidence that the area was rocked by one or more major earthquakes within the past two millenniums. Alas, it's too soon to predict when the next biggie will hit the Pacific Northwest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Western Quakery | 12/14/1992 | See Source »

...estimates predict that if walking escortsare paid work study wages, the cost of running theprogram next semester will be $15,000, excludingexpenses such as walkies-talkies...

Author: By Naheed Rehman, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: RUS Suggests Addition To Night Escort Service | 11/23/1992 | See Source »

...exact role of the Economic Security Council, the new White House-based group Clinton is fashioning to force a change in policy development without expending precious political capital on a government-wide reorganization. In public, Clinton's aides see the council as fostering team spirit; in private, they predict that the President-elect will order agency heads to subordinate their independence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest: Building a World-Class Team | 11/23/1992 | See Source »

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