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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...snow or rocks around it. Sprawled facedown on the mountainside, with arms outstretched and hands dug into the frozen ground, lay the bleached, mummified remains of a man. It was Mallory, his body almost perfectly preserved in the thin, dry air, a safety rope around his waist, and still partly clad in remnants of his tattered cotton, wool and tweed climbing clothes, the ragged collars stitched with markings G.L. MALLORY. He had apparently tumbled wildly down the slope, tried to arrest his descent with his hands, then died shortly thereafter--"still fighting, still gripping the rock to the end," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Everest: Who Got There First? | 5/17/1999 | See Source »

...cramps, and can't sleep. I'm very scared for my baby and myself...Please help me! Help my baby!" the doctor refused to see her. All essentials for a healthy pregnancy are missing in prison: nutritious food, exercise, sanitary conditions, prenatal care. Pregnant women are sometimes shackled with waist chains that can injure the fetus and ankle chains that increase the likelihood of falling. A 1985 California Department of Health study found that one-third of all prison pregnancies end in late term miscarriage, more than twice the outside rate. Only 20 percent of prison pregnancies end with live...

Author: By Justin P. Steil, | Title: Punishing Prison Inmates | 4/20/1999 | See Source »

...that her boyfriend assaulted her at 1 a.m. The boyfriend was talking on the phone to his ex-girlfriend when his current girlfriend, the complainant, asked him to stop. The man then allegedly became violent, throwing his current girlfriend into some furniture and biting her on the waist. The victim refused medical treatment...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POLICE LOG | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

...Adair scored when he rolled out from behind the cage and flipped a waist-level shot past Cynar...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Lax Routs B.C. for First Win | 3/25/1999 | See Source »

Hmmm...that sounds like a question from "The Dating Game"...I think I would be more robust--I could be a classic snowman from the waist down, but I'D like my chest to be kind of robust and large. I'd have a top hat, a dashing top hat. And a scarf, and a pleasant smile--a smile that says "I'm a snowman, and I'm proud to be a snowman." Like, SNOWMAN...

Author: By D. M. Rosenblatt, | Title: Snow Search | 3/25/1999 | See Source »

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