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...irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmia. By all accounts, Cheney hadn't exhibited any symptoms--no dizziness or fainting spells that might indicate a problem. But roughly 5% of people who suffer heart attacks develop arrhythmias, often without realizing it. This is particularly common among patients like Cheney, whose "ejection fraction," a measure of how efficiently the heart is pumping, is around 40%. Usually the problem occurs because some scar tissue in the heart muscle starts to interfere with the electrical signals that cause the organ to beat...
...assume that humans--or some higher life-form--are still around to witness these cataclysms--an iffy supposition since we've been on Earth for only a fraction of the dinosaurs' time (2.5 million vs. 160 million years) yet already have the power to destroy ourselves. If we're still around, we will have to seek out homes on other planets orbiting other warming stars. That will take some giant leaps. Even the speediest galactic ark would have to travel hundreds of years, during which multiple generations would live and die on board, before reaching even a nearby star like...
...meantime, any business that's in the market to upgrade its technology can do so for a fraction of what it would have paid just eight months ago. Robert H. Wager Co., a firm in Rural Hall, N.C., that makes high-tech smoke detectors, was days away from defaulting on a $200,000 contract because of a shortage of critical semiconductors. A two-month search turned up one supplier with a 14-day lead time. Five minutes on VCE turned up supplies that could be delivered immediately. "We're deliriously happy," says sales director Christine Timchek. Similarly, Texatronics, a contract...
Taylor will not be easily replaced next season. Someday, promising sophomores Amanda Shanklin and Ashley Furst-who both scored at Heps this year-might combine to score a significant fraction of the Taylor's typical point total...
...FAhraeus predicts, most network operators will follow Vodaphone's lead. The Anoto concept gives them a cool new service to offer subscribers - and a way to collect new fees. Paper-makers, naturally, are sold on the prospect of turning their centuries-old product into a digital tool for a fraction of a cent per sheet...