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Storm-chasing scientists do have a genius for coming up with some pretty wild ideas, however. The University of Oklahoma's Howard Bluestein really did develop an instrument akin to the device called Dorothy in Twister. Bluestein, who was one of the models for meteorologist Bill Harding (Bill Paxton) in the movie, named his device the Totable Tornado Observatory, TOTO for short, and tried to intercept an oncoming funnel. TOTO was a bit unwieldy (it tipped the scales at 400 lbs.), so researchers switched to the more sprightly Turtles, which are cheaper to build and more easily deployed...
...adoptions than the U.S. government. Britain's Department of Health, for instance, lists only one American adoption in the past year. Yet in 1992 the London Observer Magazine ran a cover story stating that "one of the most accessible places for intercountry adoption is, surprisingly, the United States." Craig Bluestein, a Pennsylvania attorney, says he has been receiving "a lot of England calls" lately. And while the Dutch government is aware of such adoptions, the Netherland's largest international adoption agency reports that there were "one or two cases about 10 years ago, but since then nothing." It took TIME...
...typical of the consolidation going on in the $7.3 billion computer- software industry, where companies are attempting to strengthen their competitive positions for the battles ahead. But even in this context, Gates' sweeping ambition stands out. "The leadership of Microsoft is the most aggressive in the industry," says Bill Bluestein of Forrester Research, which studies the computer industry. "They've been able to exploit their position as an operating-system provider and propel the company into all sorts of markets." Microsoft's tactics have often drawn fire from its competitors, who have accused the company of engaging in monopolistic schemes...
...nation's best cookbook stores, but Season has scored in the now fashionable neighborhood with butcher-block decor and tomes on food and drink, including esoteric offerings such as one on Transylvanian cuisine. Everyone seems hungry for the stock. "Some people collect cookbooks as art," says co-owner Barry Bluestein. "Some see them as sociological studies of what people were eating in different times and places, and some just ask, 'Is this a good read...
...really worried about it because we've only been here a few weeks," Bluestein said. "This whole building has the same type of insulation...