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...anger at the innocent slide projector man whenever the images are out of focus. Because the HAA department is so small—or, more likely, because it’s so disorganized—you won’t be getting an advisor. If the stars happen to align, you may receive the name of a professor you are permitted to bother with your problems. If not, you’ll develop a strong relationship with Thomas Batchelder, staff assistant and coordinator of undergraduate studies, or in other words, the man who answers all questions. To discuss plans...
...Further north, the magnetic termites of the Northern Territory align their tall, narrow nests perfectly north to south. The thin-skinned insects are highly sensitive to temperature, and the orientation of the gravestone mounds allows the Territory sun to pass overhead without overheating the inhabitants. Elsewhere, termites burrow underground to escape the heat or open and close vents in an air-conditioning system, but during the big wet of the Top End that's not an option...
...peace in the Middle East is a Rubik'sCube whose every piece has to align properly to arrive at a solution, the puzzle posed by Hizballah seems to have more than six colors for six sides. The Shi'ite militia has skillful fighters, powerful patrons in Iran and Syria and roots so deep in Lebanon that it has become a state within a state. Israel couldn't beat it during 18 years of occupying Lebanon and last week had to withdraw its troops from the border village of Bint Jbeil, a Hizballah stronghold, after sustaining heavy losses. Yet unless...
...real-time monitoring of blood, saliva, and urine using as little as one drop, whereas current detection involves sending several milliliter samples to a lab and waiting several days for results, Lieber says.Lieber says he believes the device is ready for production and is waiting for the stars to align.“It will depend on getting the right group of people together who are motivated to make that happen and not simply interested in money,” Lieber writes.Lieber envisions a hand-held device for use at home or at doctors’ offices...
...former naval officer, says, "It's got all the Zen you could want." Trying to hit a bullseye smaller than a saucer from a distance of 100 m or more-and do it over and over again-demands things of you, and gives things to you. You have to align yourself not just with the gun and the target but with your surroundings: light must be taken into account (people tend to aim lower in dim light), temperature (on a hot day the bullet flies faster and higher), and wind. "Three minutes," says Ian, an Army weapons instructor turned lawyer...