Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard and MIT seem to be in the same boat--both schools are constantly vying for funds. But while MIT leads the pack on funding from private industry, Harvard's fundraising focus for the past several years has been alumni...
When I was a kid, I never knew what my parents--or anyone else's--did for a living. As far as I could tell, all grownups had mysterious jobs that involved drinking lots of coffee and arguing about Richard Nixon. My parents didn't seem to have career aspirations that reached beyond the end of our driveway, and if they had job-related stress, they kept it (like sex) private. Now families are expected to be much more intimate, and while that has happily resulted in a lot of hugs, "I love yous" and full attendance at soccer games...
...bombs the Air Force has been dropping on Iraq lately seem heavier than normal. What's the deal...
...tour of Wu Chao-Chih's domain is potentially perilous. As the agile Taiwanese woman leads visitors through a cluttered site in suburban Taipei, she warns them to watch out for jagged steel and rusted pipes. But she doesn't seem too nervous about the crane that swings a ton of scrap metal just overhead...
...heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Eat your fruits and vegetables! Now there's a new reason to do so. Five servings a day may reduce the odds of ischemic stroke by 25%, and 10 servings--swallow hard--by 31%. Fruits and veggies seem to help prevent the formation of dangerous blood clots associated with strokes. The best of the bunch: cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage, as well as citrus fruits...