Word: variously
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Although Williams has seen various stars and comets over more than thirty years of involvement in astronomy, Comet 1998 P1 is the first comet he has discovered...
...Durham by evening. It arrives in a large styrofoam box, bathed in preservative inside a plastic bag--surprisingly mundane packaging for a gift of life. It is after 11 p.m. when Tuttle removes Hunter's shriveled liver and begins the delicate work of suturing all the various vessels and ducts from the new liver into Hunter's system. At 12:30 in the morning, the moment of truth arrives when the clamps are removed and blood is allowed to flow into the new organ. It works--at least for now. It will be three or four days before they...
...ensuing conversation. Women with this gene mutation have an 85% lifetime risk of breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer. Kristen faces as much as a 60% chance of cancer in her other breast. She must decide whether to have her breasts removed, or to pursue various other pre-emptive treatments. But that is just the beginning. Once a patient knows about her genetic predisposition to cancer, she must decide whether or not she is going to lie on the myriad forms and applications that ask her to divulge such conditions: life- and medical-insurance policies, job applications...
...still cringing from memories of your kid's Tamagotchi pet, then you would do well to steer clear of a disturbingly similar new noisemaker. Trendmaster's C-Watches ($20) sport an LCD screen with a cartoon character that speaks the time out loud and makes various inane comments throughout the day. Kids can choose from the flatulent Mr. Tooty, an air-headed Girly Girl or an ill-humored Hothead. Luckily, there's a kill switch for the sound effects...
...brief moment in the '70s, Joni Mitchell produced a series of remarkable album self-portraits. They spoke with serious and playful poetry about her various loves, her life as a celebrity and her thoughts on society in general. With a palette of jazz-inflected colors and wide, icy lyrics, Mitchell wrote incisive melodies and illuminated phrases that stuck in the mind like rare sunshine. The albums of this period, like Court and Spark or The Hissing of Summer Lawns, were exquisitely composed for midnight listening sessions with intimate friends. Reveling in Joni's sexy jazz piano chords and perfect words...