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Annotation:From the editors of the New York Times, this handy annual reference remains a prime source of accurate information about the world around us. Included is a review of the year from the staff of the newspaper of record, plus the usual highlights, lists, charts, and tables. Even in the age of the Internet, this resource belongs on the shelf of every student, writer, and professional--as well as the general public. Highly entertaining. A wonderful gift.Spit may be a key piece of evidence for police as they try to identify the man who stabbed a woman several times at a city bar early Sunday morning, the Patriot Ledger reported.

A 43-year-old woman remained in critical condition at a Boston hospital Monday after she was stabbed more than five times at the Jazz Moon Karaoke Bar in Kam Man Plaza, Quincy police Capt. John Dougan said.

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Police took the victim's clothing as evidence after receiving reports that the assailant spat on the woman as he was stabbing her, Dougan said.

"We took the clothing to see if there was any transfer of DNA," Dougan said.

In order for the man to be identified via his saliva, he would need to have been previously incarcerated and have his DNA