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...architects found the Empire had been built so solidly that another eleven floors could be safely added at a cost of $20 million. Omitted from the calculations is how the Trade Center will react to being displaced...
...brought support from all the avant-garde artists of the time and caused Monet to sign a protest--the one overt political act of his life. George Orwell pointed out that when his works lacked political purpose they were lifeless. When great moral issues enter the world arena, artists react as a group as do other members of the community. In reaction to the Fascists in World War II, artists held shows of protest. The artist's subject matter has often changed in protest, and in contemporary society political awareness has been seen in exhibitions for peace. This awareness...
...immediate response to the report was muted. Governor Rockefeller noncommittally thanked the commission for its "monumental job of investigating and reporting" but did not react to its criticism of him. Also holding his peace was Russell Oswald, who has written his own book-length account of what happened. Due to be published next month, it makes his case for doing "what I had to do" and argues that the revolt was carefully planned, at least in general terms, by a coalition of black and white radicals...
...recovering physically within a few months after their operations. Some even develop amnesia where the operation's emotional aftermath is concerned. Most, believes Kimball, could recover faster if they could be spared psychological upsets. His studies have shown that advance screening can identify those patients most likely to react badly to open-heart surgery. A complete description of what the patient can expect when he emerges from anesthesia, something few doctors now bother to give, could ease emotional anguish and make his recovery more rapid...
...request, are welcomed aboard with an orientation lecture and a physical examination. Then, provided that the checkup discloses no other medical problems such as high blood pressure or heart disease, they are started, sometimes for life, on daily oral doses of Antabuse, a drug that causes the body to react violently to alcohol. Those who drink after taking Antabuse usually experience a variety of unpleasant effects: stomach cramps, nausea, rapid heartbeat, sweating and chest pains...