Word: scrolls
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...scroll containing a narrative version of the book of Genesis had deteriorated so badly that scholars despaired of ever uncovering its ancient secrets. That is, until the American team that included Charlesworth arrived in Jerusalem earlier this year. Armed with about 300 pounds of photographic equipment, the team hoped to analyze the aged parchment with sophisticated image-enhancement techniques developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to study the surfaces of distant planets. First they planned to photograph the scrolls using infrared and conventional film. Then they would use a computer to magnify and clarify the images. By these...
Since its opening in 1982, Washington's Viet Nam Veterans Memorial has served as a stark scroll of remembrance, recording the names of 58,156 who died in that divisive war. Last week, as the U.S. honored its heroes on Veterans' Day, it was revealed that three men listed on the monument are still alive...
...Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, headed by former Chief Justice Warren Burger, has rejected some of the more outrageous proposals. As a result, there will be no bicentennial brownie or constitutional hot dog. The commission has nevertheless designed a circular logo -- enclosing an American flag, an eagle and a scroll with the words "We the People" -- to be emblazoned on golf shirts, caps, scarves and sweatshirts...
...know about the Statue of Liberty, much less Hollywood mini-series or the value of a rating point. But David Wolper, the actual executive producer of Liberty Weekend, likes to cite Adams as a kind of 18th century mogul in a powdered wig. Were Wolper to stage a historical scroll of credits for his extravaganza honoring the Statue of Liberty's restoration, he might even see fit to list Adams as a creative consultant...
There are other clouds hanging over the networks. Since a thousand computer messages can be as easily sent as one, electronic junk mail tends to proliferate, forcing users to scroll through useless verbiage to find the information they need. Some systems are impossibly hard to use, others are plagued by malicious hackers. Rockwell's Sutter reports that even defense contractors' employees can become so engrossed with on-line browsing that they neglect their legitimate work, squandering whatever productivity gains the technology might have brought...