Word: travel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...photography. By election night, everything was in place. A charter plane stood by in Little Rock, Arkansas, ready to rush a cover picture of President-elect Clinton to an imaging center in Houston for final transmittal (President Bush's headquarters is in Houston; his picture would have to travel only across town). Says Knowlton: "From a production viewpoint, it's murder. I swore four years ago I'd never do this to myself again -- but here...
Waves created by seismic disturbances travel to and from points on the earth at different speeds depending on the material between the points. For instance, hot areas like mid-ocean ridges slow down waves, while cooler areas, such as continents, allow them to travel at faster-than-average speed...
Atrial fibrillation, which affects up to ten percent of people over 80, results from uncoordinated contraction of the two upper chambers of the heart. Irregular blood flow results, causing blood to pool in the chambers and clot. Strokes can then occur if the clots travel around the blood vessels and block blood flow...
...platinum cards, the latest numbers aren't pretty: $205 million in third-quarter losses. The red ink was the result of large-scale job reductions, severance payouts and other cuts caused by the recession. But contributing to the poor performance was a distinct drop in card use by American travelers, short on cash and intimidated by the high cost of travel abroad...
Jones also recognizes the importance of travel and exposure to different cultures as being a means of opening oneself to diverse influences. She advises everyone she talks to about her work to "love people...