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[Etymology: metabolism] A casual unit equated with the metabolic rate of a seated person at rest, equated with 58.15 W·m^-2.
[Jerrard H. G., McNeil D. B. Dictionary of Scientific Units, 6th edn (London: Chapman and Hall, 1992)]

On drawings, abbr. for “metal.”

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Nolan Ryan Pitches

Baseball season is in full swing. The Mets and the Yankees are both in new ballparks this season — the Mets playing in Citi Field, and the Yankees in their newly rebuilt Yankee Stadium. Major league baseball had a red-letter day on this date in 1991: Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics stole his 939th base, making him the all-time leader in stolen bases. And, later that evening, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers pitched his seventh career no-hitter, breaking his own record. Neither record has yet been broken. Henderson's records include his career total of 1,406 stolen bases, 2,295 career runs, 81 career lead-off home runs and 130 stolen bases in a single season. The ten-time All-Star will be inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in July. Nolan Ryan retired at the age of 46 after a record 27 seasons, having struck out 5,714 batters in his career — another record.

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From our Archives: Today's Highlights, May 1, 2009

IN BRIEF: Came upon or encountered; Came face to face with or into the presence of.

I am a part of all that I have met. — Lord Alfred Tennyson, Source: Ulysses.

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