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...only 62 lbs., her hair is falling out, and she is showing unmistakable signs of mental derangement. The source of the woman's suffering: the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, virus. Doctors at the home want to delay her release, fearing that if she returns to prostitution, she will transmit the AIDS virus to her clients...
...replacing them. ROVs became popular during the 1973 oil crisis, when companies were forced to search for new petroleum reserves beneath the sea. Most are self-propelled. They are connected to the mother ship by a cable, through which they receive electricity and commands from their human pilot and transmit pictures and data. It was an advanced ROV, the Gemini, that played a key role in the recovery of wreckage from the space shuttle Challenger. Designed to operate at depths as great as 5,000 ft., the 7,000-lb. ungainly craft uses hydraulic thrusters to maneuver like an underwater...
...joined with Martin Marietta, the aerospace manufacturer, to bid against AT&T for an enormous prize: a federal telecommunications contract worth some $4.5 billion over ten years. AT&T has been the leading contractor on the account since 1963. The contract, which involves upgrading the Government phone system to transmit data and handle video conferencing, will be awarded late next year...
Feel a mosquito biting at your leg? Be careful: it might be America's new pest, the Asian tiger. First discovered in the U.S. nine months ago in Houston, the mosquito can transmit dangerous viral infections, including dengue fever and the La Crosse virus. The tiger has since been found in three states besides Texas: Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee...
...strength of dancer Judith Jamison. Ailey created the dance "for all Black women everywhere--especially our mothers," and it moves slowly and somberly from expressions of anguish and suffering to ones of triumph, hope and energy. Although Manning executed the steps beautifully, she lacked the stage presence necessary to transmit the messages implicit in "Cry"--fear, anger and the struggle of Black women...