Word: techs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ironic that a retired doctor was promoting a homemade, low-tech device as a solution to the right-to-die dilemma. In recent years the agonizing debate over the issue has revolved around new technologies that can keep dying or comatose patients alive long after the quality of their lives is nil. Though most physicians will respect a patient's right to refuse treatment, they will not actively help bring about death. "This case seems to take the responsibility away from human beings and to put it in the hands of a machine," says George Annas, professor of health...
...awash in data and images, have discovered that information is not useful without expertise. With the most sophisticated intelligence-gathering tools at its disposal, the CIA could not accurately portray the disarray of the Soviet economy or predict the collapse of communism. Instead of making people redundant, the high-tech economy has only underscored the irreplaceable contributions of human knowledge and common sense...
...great because I lacked tone and I didn't have a great sense of rhythm. They were right." In 1981 Fleck moved to Nashville and joined the group that would be his musical home for the next eight years: the New Grass Revival, which played what Bela calls "high-tech bluegrass with a lot of heart and intensity; the singing was like R.-and-B. soul, like Motown...
...officials claim that it is better to maintain good relations with Iraq than to isolate it -- the same argument Bush has used to justify continued sales of high-tech equipment to China. But Iraq is far more unpredictable and threatening. Through benign neglect or conscious effort, Washington is helping to make it possible for Saddam Hussein to pursue his own vision of the power balance in the Middle East -- a vision distinctly counter to U.S. interests...
...with her current single, Alright, and an album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, that has already sold five million copies. Her current tour, her first sustained appearance as a solo act, leaves no doubt that she's not a studio-made creature. Her show combines sleek high tech and smooth dance rhythm into an evening of snazzy soul with a social conscience...