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...media frequently lacks any sort of scientific discretion when covering the world of science. Reporters should be able to see past blanket press releases and ask questions, the right ones. If the media analyzes more, the readership will learn more and won't misunderstand discoveries...
...true adults more than ever. Along with Elvis Costello, Gabriel is one of the few rock musicians who has the poise and dignity and talent to carry off the tough task of acting like a complex human being. It is a shame that someone with his ability writes beach blanket anthems--even great ones like "Sledgehammer." After all, there are enough David Lee Roths around to handle the kids...
...military in civilian law-enforcement procedures. While finding "no serious problem" with the Bolivia operation, Allan Adler, legal counsel for the A.C.L.U., was worried that "if drug smuggling can be declared a national security matter, it's difficult to imagine what might not be." Using the security blanket so broadly, he complained, could erode congressional authority and the Constitution's checks and balances...
...There's only so much you can teach a duck.") At Sea World the dolphins do backflips in sync; a walrus sprays his audience on cue; seals eat fish dangled by children; there are even a few humans doing water-ski daredeviltry to pre-Beatles rock in the Beach Blanket Ski Party show. As at Disney World, Sea World works hard to elicit one of two reactions from its visitors: awe ("Isn't that amazing!") and awwww ("Isn't that cute!"). Because Sea World's stars are live animals and not electronic humanoids, the reactions are genuinely effusive...
...Continental treatments that relax and help detoxify the body. The piece de resistance: thalassotherapy, from the Greek thalassa, or sea. Guests lie naked on a table while their bodies are painted with a deep-green seaweed paste. Then they are wrapped cocoon-like in a large plastic-coated heating blanket and roasted gently for 20 minutes. A shower, then a rewrapping, this time in aluminum foil for another 20 minutes, after which they shower again and stagger off to rest. The spa stresses elegance. Fresh flowers are ( everywhere, and gourmet, though low-cal, meals are served on china. Clients, however...