Word: sightings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...With the #1 bus nowhere in sight, we improvise, crossing the street to Random Hall, an MIT dorm, to visit some friends and try to find a party. As we prepare to enter the dorm, we hear the strains of sirens in the distance. Apparently, the dry ADP party was safe from police, but not from the three fire trucks that arrive on the scene with striking immediacy...
...Eventually, the Owl wins out, and we proceeded on to Holyoke Street. The Final Party appears in sight. Suspiciously quiet even as we drew near, though, we concede that absolutely nothing is going on there. A newly bald Owl-punchee confirms our observations by saying "It's over. We're all at the Grille...
...never a pretty sight when medical ethics collide head-on with the multibillion-dollar business of disease research. Cover your eyes, because that's exactly what's happening this week in Washington, D.C., where the National Institutes of Health is holding a three-day hearing on the white-hot topic of gene therapy research. In the wake of the September death of 18-year-old gene therapy recipient Jesse Gelsinger, the NIH has a clear request for public safety: Open human clinical trials to public scrutiny and report any medical problems or setbacks immediately...
...EASING SIGHT LOSS...
...Grunwald and understand his daily struggle. I would like others with vision problems to know that reading machines are available that convert the printed pages of books, magazines and newspapers into speech through technology that scans the printed text. This is an absolute blessing and eases the burden of sight loss, affording blind people the opportunity to enjoy topical printed material without additional human assistance. CYNTHIA GROOPMAN New York City...