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...weeks Gestation period during which a human fetus cannot feel pain, according to a new, controversial study 3 Number of U.S. states that have recently passed laws requiring doctors to inform women seeking abortions after the 20th week of their pregnancies that their fetuses can feel pain
Number of states that have recently passed laws requiring doctors to inform women seeking abortions after the 20th week of their pregnancies that their fetuses can feel pain...
Most epics are about the men who shaped history--or warped it. Angelopoulos' severe spectacle concentrates on the rest of humanity: the victims, the mourners. It synopsizes the tumultuous history of 20th century Greece into three hours and about 60 shots--long, elaborate, beautifully orchestrated scenes of massed marchers, New Year's revelers and grieving survivors. The film is a plea to keep alive those who perished in war by remembering them. Thanks to Angelopoulos' heroic and pristine artistry, that memory is indelible...
...fast outgrowing. That is what has driven the city to petition for water rights in the outlying counties, but if the history of Western development has shown one thing, it's that this kind of water shopping can go terribly awry. In the early part of the 20th century, Los Angeles famously--and secretly--bought up thousands of acres in California's Owens Valley, then proceeded to drain away the surface and subsurface water. After decades of pumping, a dozen Owens Valley springs have dried up, and water tables in places are too low to support once abundant native grasses...
...wine question? The 20th-anniversary edition of the top-selling U.S. guide will probably answer...