Word: westernness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Walk along the western edge, and you find the dead of World War II, many of whom perished young. Charles Finley of the class of 1943, killed in Normandy in 1944. Henry Benitez of the class of '42, killed at Falaise in '44. Turner Chambliss Jr., '43, killed June 6, 1944. And so on, until you turn a corner and start finding George Tow and Samuel Coursen of the class of '49, killed in action in Korea, 1950. Over behind the Viele monument are the graves from Vietnam. There is a row in which 10 of 11 graves are occupied...
...does it work? Most Western-trained physicians remain skeptical. Explanations that acupuncture restores the balance of yin and yang by tinkering at critical points along life-force meridians sound to scientists suspiciously like quackery. Advocates counter that their claims are supported by hundreds of research studies--as well as a successful track record that extends back 2,500 years...
Acupuncture's one great advantage over Western medicine is that it does no harm; unlike drugs and surgery, acupuncture has virtually no side effects. For acupuncturists who have been saying this for years, it was recognition long overdue. "[The panel's report] is a great step toward breaking down the barriers," said Larenz Ng, a pioneer of acupuncture research and now a professor of neurology at George Washington School of Medicine...
...everyone was persuaded. Dr. Wallace Sampson, a member of the National Council Against Health Fraud, complained that the panel had not invited the naysayers. And although the studies presented were mostly conducted in Western countries using accepted scientific methods, several critics pointed out that the best-designed experiments showed the poorest results...
...Middle East, Lord teased the audience by starting her set with a Ween cover, and then moving on to two new original pieces--"His Lamest Flame" and "Western Union Song"--which may or may not appear on Got No Shadow. Although Lord played both songs solo, either could easily be adapted as band material, especially "His Lamest Flame," an upbeat and gregarious sour grapes song which wouldn't easily be adulterated by backup accompaniment. The audience responded enthusiastically to the new material, crowding up to the stage for the first time during the sequence of bands that evening; they also...