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...governments.Rather, at the heart of the novel lies a deeplydisturbing hunch that perhaps, in the end, life isblind. We depend on life having a purpose, adirection. The truly disturbing question Saramagoposes is, what if life really means nothing? Thisquestion is not a new one, but it never ceases toprofoundly affect...

Author: By Erin E. Billings, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Among the Blind, Chaos is King | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

Because Widener Library is internationally renowned and has the world's largest open-stack collection, Loker's contribution "is something that will affect learning across the world," said President Neil L. Rudenstine at the ceremony...

Author: By Bree Z. Tollinger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Reading Room Named For Library Benefactor | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

Although Widener's steam heating andventilation system was state-of-the-art when itwas built 80 years ago, the same wide windows thatcreate a spacious atmosphere let in fresh air,sunlight and spores that affect the collections,she said...

Author: By Bree Z. Tollinger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Reading Room Named For Library Benefactor | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...which Griffith built two new plants and invested some $3.5 million in new manufacturing capacity, the company is considering a layoff of some of the 450 people who work at its 11 locations. "This is the soft underbelly of the world economy," says Laney. "Recessions that occur far away affect us. We have all learned to be good exporters. I think we're all going to suffer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Report: The Coming Storm | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...Food and Drug Administration is less calm. Neither it nor anyone else knows precisely how kava works. The prevailing thinking is that its active ingredient is a class of molecules known as kavalactones, plant metabolites that affect the limbic system, the emotional center of the brain. According to Cass, kava works on the same amino-acid sites as Valium; while Valium binds to so-called GABA receptors, kava causes more of them to form...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Root of Tranquillity | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

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