Word: serialization
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From the filthy, louse-ridden cells of Russia's overcrowded prisons has emerged a serial killer that is as devious as it is dangerous. Its name is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and it sallies forth on spumes of sputum each time an infected inmate coughs or sneezes. As many as 10% of Russia's million prisoners suffer active TB; in at least 1 case out of 5, the bacillus is a multidrug-resistant strain. Now M. tuberculosis in virulent forms is stalking ordinary citizens in Russian cities and towns, and soon, if it hasn't done so already, it will hitch...
...there are several firms that specialize in insurance policies specifically for computers. Safeware www.safeware.com will insure a $2,500 laptop for a $96 annual premium. The last lines of defense are, as always, vigilance and common sense. Back up your data, and make sure you have your computer's serial number written down somewhere safe. If your laptop is stolen, that information will help the police...
...July of this year, I began publishing a serial novel at my website, stephenking.com The idea was one episode a month, pay as you go...and pay by the honor system. My inspiration was the newspaper vendors in New York City during the first half of the century. Many of those hired for the job were blind, because the distribs felt that even slightly dishonest people wouldn't steal from a blind newsboy. My experiment has far from run its course, but the first phase of it concludes later this month, when Part 6 of The Plant...
...first half ended with an excellent performance of Luigi Dallapiccola's Due Studi, an early serial work full of surprises, such as a major triad that appears to come out of nowhere. The second movement of the piece, "Fanfara e Fuga," served as a perfect vehicle for Schulte's dexterous playing...
...phone bills to prove it. You might think our close-knit clan would benefit from one of the many free group e-mail services available on the Internet. You might think they would save us time and money and headaches, since a single posting can take the place of serial e-mails or toll calls, spreading the word about who needs a ride to Thanksgiving dinner, for instance, or who's got the family recipe for Santa Face Cookies. You'd be wrong...