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...Even in the capital, many are waiting to experience better times. The town's few cars crawl crab-like around potholes the size of plunge pools on the main drag. Honiara has electricity and telephones, but both systems are prone to mid-afternoon heart attacks. The ramsi economy - blow-in consultants, home security, caf?s, hotels, vehicles and the like - does have some trickle-down effect. But for father of five Peter Loea, 36, a fisherman, "the jobs aren't there" and finding money to school his children - the government has promised to make primary education free from 2006 - is proving...
Though head lice seems to be more common among younger age groups, Pollack also studies crab lice, commonly known as pubic lice, which are more common in the college scene...
Pollack says these crab-resembling parasites can be found in pubic hair, armpits, facial hair and even eyelashes...
...rainy summer and a sunny early fall in the Pacific Northwest have led to a profusion of the fungus, with prices falling as low as $14 per lb. Chefs nationwide are reveling in the bounty. At Arterra in San Diego, the mushrooms are paired with salmon or Dungeness crab, while Le Paradou in Washington is featuring matsutake ravioli. "Their aroma perfectly represents the change from summer to fall," says Josh DeChellis, who is offering a matsutake-tasting menu at Sumile in New York City. "They're just beautiful." But get them fast because the season ends in November. --By Lisa...
...hero--make that heroid--is Batou, a cyborg detective with a face slashed out of marble and a platitude for every plot twist. "No matter how far a jackass travels," he muses, "it won't come back a horse." Batou encounters lots of fantastic creatures (like the crustaceous Crab Man), elegant vistas (pagoda skyscrapers) and bizarre machines (a plane that resembles both a dragon and Groucho Marx, with a cigar as his nose). It's smart, spectacular, luscious picturizing...