Total eclipse
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A total eclipse of the sun, as will be visible in Cornwall, England, on Aug 11, 1999, has frequently been seen in history as a bad omen. Like a lunar eclipse, a solar eclipse has been regarded as presaging terrible events. In certain cases, this has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Even ancient civilizations were able to predict eclipses, and almost all of them turned the awe of seeing a solar or lunar eclipse into a dread. Lunar eclipses are inherently easier to predict than solar eclipses, as a lunar eclipse leads to a large shadow of the Earth being cast over the Moon.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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You were a perfect baby
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In the future, it may be possible that genetic research reaches a stage where couples can choose all the genes for their babies. A market economy in genes could develop, with the genes for high intelligence, for example, costing more than the genes for average intelligence. A stage may even be reached where the terms of a contract with the gene retailer may allow a couple to send back a baby which did not meet their requirements.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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The man who disowned his brainchild
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Professor Joseph Rotblat, winner of the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize, was involved in designing the first atomic bomb, but decided not to remain with the American Atomic Bomb project until its culmination. He then became a leading anti-nuclear campaigner. He is highly respected in scientific circles, especially for his work on the medical effects of radiation.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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