Word: gallons
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...Seeing people react is definitely a main motivating factor for any car artist," said Blank, a 32-year-old resident of Berkeley, Calif. He and his van--which gets about seven miles to the gallon--have been on the road since April...
...bewildering to watch the behavior of certain fruit flies at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. There, in the laboratories of biologists Ward Odenwald and Shang-Ding Zhang, strange things are happening inside the gallon-size culture jars. In some experiments, the female flies are cowering in groups at the top and bottom of the jars. The males, meanwhile, are having a party -- no, an orgy -- among themselves. With a frenzy usually reserved for chasing females, the males link up end-to-end in big circles or in long, winding rows that look like winged conga lines...
...essential is water; most people can live no more than four days without it. The minimum for a shelter is one quart of fluid per person per day; if space is available near the shelter, a gallon of water a day per person would provide for your comfort, including washing...
...Professional, set in New York City, his subject is a 12-year-old named Mathilda (Natalie Portman), the only member of her family to survive a criminal massacre. She turns to a neighbor for succor. Leon (Jean Reno) is an inarticulate fellow. He drinks milk by the gallon, tenderly cares for a plant that is his only friend and likes old Gene Kelly movies. He is devoted to his work as a "cleaner," a Mob hit man of rare talent...
...fuel-efficiency comeback of American auto makers -- they won the top spot in the last five years -- has been lost to the Japanese. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Top 10 list of gas-savers, released today, the Honda Civic HB/VX offers the best deal on a gallon-of-gas-or-less commute with 47 m.p.g. city and a whopping 56 m.p.g. highway. The good ol' U.S.A., represented by General Motors' two Geo Metro models and Ford's Aspire, took the only three non-Japanese spots. BTW: Owners of the bottom 10 can afford the gas guzzling. Eight...