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What with Stealth and the role he's currently shooting--the poker-playing John Dylan in Poseidon, a remake of The Poseidon Adventure--you could be forgiven for thinking he's action movies' Next Big Thing. But Lucas, wearing a platinum Gucci ring that washed up in the backyard of his Los Angeles rental during the winter rains, thinks of it more as being at the top of one of the cycles of his career. "I actually started to hit a little bit when I was young," he says, twirling a stack of poker chips in his hand...
...Jersey kids, for instance, were downing their pills with Miller Lite. "My friend told me to save the painkillers for when I'm drinking or getting high," says the 17-year-old with a chuckle as she smokes her last cigarette and flings the empty pack into the backyard. She doesn't think of herself as an addict. But she recognizes the signs of addiction among her friends. "I know a lot of people who live by pills," she says. "They take a pill to wake them up, another pill to put them to sleep, one to make them hungry...
...gardeners dig in for a new season of planting, the billion-dollar horticulture industry is finding fresh ways to keep green things healthy and hobbyists happy. Whether you're an apartment dweller with just a couple of window boxes, or have a big backyard to tend, the latest buzz is about ergonomics and style. Here are a few of the coolest green-thumb gadgets...
...Solar Birdbath For your feathered friends, this backyard fountain needs neither wires nor transformers; it's powered by the sun. Copper with a 46-cm bowl; $179 from gardeners.com...
...prevent a pandemic? This is not an easy battle. The virus is everywhere and very changeable. We are dealing with billions of animals, not just human beings. But I still believe there is a window of opportunity. That's why we should implement all the necessary strategies - cleaning up backyard farms, improving surveillance - not just on a piecemeal basis but comprehensively and thoroughly. There is no single panacea...