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...tales of the ruinous river diversions of Soviet planners and American water experts, you might conclude that ecological ignorance unites all nations. Misanthropes will hoot as governments simultaneously beggar their neighbors and poison their own wells. With a brutal accounting looming for our profligate misuse of earth's amniotic fluid, the author offers ways that countries can secure more supplies. The most likely scenario is an old standby: steal water from others...
...tests of thyroid function. Later this year the American Academy of Neurology will issue a new set of guidelines that emphasizes the importance of taking cat scans or magnetic resonance images of the brain. These are particularly good at revealing structural problems caused by ministrokes, blood clots, tumors and fluid buildup...
...waves break and froth by leaning out of a helicopter and sailing on choppy seas with a video camera. "First we found out it's all about foam," says Zargarpour. "Then we found out it's all about mist." Reality was then simulated by ILM's software creators, fluid-dynamics expert John Anderson and programmer Masi Oka. Given variables like wind velocity, for example, the program could determine the size of a wave or the magnitude of a splash. ILM artists would often test hundreds of variables for a single shot, and Zargarpour's team would provide "shaders" to simulate...
...SMEAR" FOR THE BREAST Since most breast tumors seem to originate in the milk ducts, why not just remove fluid from the ducts and check the cells for signs of abnormal growth? (That's basically the strategy doctors and other health-care providers use during a Pap smear to check the cervix for signs of abnormal growth before the cells become dangerous.) If there is a problem, so the theory goes, it could be traced to a particular duct, which would then be carefully monitored for signs of malignancy. One major drawback: seemingly abnormal results can be triggered by changes...
...court at Crunch, Edwards exhibits quick hands and a fluid court movement. She plays without wasted motion, whether passing or weaving through traffic, showing the form that made her the only ABL player to score 40 points in a single game. "It's not a concern to me that I'm not in the [WNBA] this summer," Edwards says. "I think the [Crunch] games are not too far off the pace...