Word: beneath
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...aren't any roads leading to it. Cleanup crews can't bulldoze the marsh, because that would destroy the wetlands; they can't burn it, because of toxic fumes. People can't walk in the marsh, because the ground isn't solid (and they don't know what lies beneath the surface). "There's no telling what you'll step on," says refuge field representative Reuben LaBauve. "I don't know if a tetanus shot would do you any good...
...attendant offering fine towels from Israel. Then it was on to a prep room fragrant with vanilla-scented candles, floored in Chinese tile, furnished in red cherry and featuring an eight-jet Jacuzzi - rather than the standard shower - for pre-immersion cleanliness. The mikvah itself, beneath a mosaic of a blue sky and white clouds, was pristine. Cohen's eyes widened. "It's spectacular," she gasped. "I feel like I'm at the Four Seasons...
...cannot utilize animal therapy: if they have allergies, are in certain public spaces, etc. The Huggable not only overcomes those hurdles, but should be able to interact with patients and provide quantitative information to caregivers. It will have full-body sensors that detect electric field, temperature and force from beneath its soft fur and is programmed with algorithms that should be able to distinguish petting, tickling, scratching, slapping and poking. "To be effective, therapeutic robotic companions must also be able to understand and appropriately respond to how a person touches it," the group's website says. Face recognition technology helps...
...three-hour consultation by webcam to $36,000 for four years of hand holding offered by superconsultant Michele Hernandez. Although consultants are easy to caricature for sanding down and varnishing a nice, raw kid, admissions officers insist that they can see past the polishing to the real human being beneath. How useful counselors are may depend as much on the attitude of the client as the approach of the counselor. "Some of them are very helpful and are helping students learn how to tell us about themselves," says Lee Stetson, dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania...
...Bridget Dukes watched through a chain link fence as her son, 8-year-old Joshua Omar Johnson, lined up with other fourth graders beneath an archway of blue and white balloons. She had doubted that New Orleans schools would be able to accommodate all the returning children like Joshua, who spent last year in school in Baton Rouge. Those doubts have been put to rest, she said...