Social life of San Francisco once featured running down hills
San Francisco history notes the city’s frivolous social era with John Marsh’s remark about drinking and hill racing. Frances Moffat’s book traces Nob Hill wealth and Shovelry aristocrats, Ned Greenway’s quips, and cultural quakes from HMS Pinafore to local governance.
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Ned Greenway
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American dealer pays record price for 1806 Chateau Lafitte bottle
Addy As sin paid 14450 for a single bottle at Christie’s, a world record. The Lafitte from 1806 comes from a rare 171 year old vintage. the buyer represents a collector and will not drink the wine. Ownership is the focus of the sale.
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London
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Addy Assin
Christie's Auction House
Dental surgery can occur with amnesia for the procedure
A study from the National Institute of Dental Research reports fearful dental patients can undergo wisdom tooth removal with local anesthetic and sedatives that erase memory of the procedure. Two experimental groups received memory-erasing regimens before surgery, with minimal recall of injections or stimuli, while a control group was aware of the procedure.
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National Institute of Dental Research
American Association For Dental Research
Stephen S. Gelfman
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Nist
Le Carre explores spies and Americans in The Honourable Schoolboy
UPI notes John Le Carre's The Honourable Schoolboy set in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. The novel follows George Smiley rebuilding British Intelligence amid American CIA contrasts and wartime intrigues with a web of deception and danger.
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San Francisco
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Southeast Asia
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George Smiley
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CIA
Chiang- Mao-Shek
State Department
Wests Dual Life as Reader and Writer Showcased
Napa author Jessamyn West, famed for The Friendly Persuasion and Massacre at Fall Creek, explains she remains both reader and writer. Her Napa home shelves overflow with books, and she still writes in bed, composing longhand before others type the pages.
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Jessamyn West
Miss West
Harry Maxwell McPherson
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