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Armed combat is hardly what families hope to encounter as they head for their summer vacations in America's national parks and forests. But drug smugglers, methamphetamine cooks and cannabis cultivators are invading federal lands as never before. A U.S. Park Service ranger in Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument was gunned down by a Mexican pot smuggler last August. In Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest, 192 meth labs have been dismantled over the past three years. And marijuana farms are infesting Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest and Alabama's Talladega National Forest...
...surgery or had suffered brain damage. Clearly, this is not the most convenient way to learn about the brain, especially if you want to know more about what passes for normal. Even highly detailed pictures from the most advanced computer-enhanced X-ray imaging machines could reveal only the organ's basic anatomy, not how the various parts worked together. What researchers needed was a scanner that didn't subject patients to radiation and that showed which parts of the brain are most active in healthy subjects as they perform various intellectual tasks. What was needed was a breakthrough...
...funeral is getting a makeover as a growing number of Americans have begun thinking outside the box, so to speak, about how they want to say goodbye to their loved ones. Not for them the weepy, organ-heavy ceremonies of their parents and grandparents. Funerals today are less about mourning a death than about celebrating a life. Custom-made coffins reflect the departed's devotion to NASCAR or deep-sea fishing. Harleys or Corvettes lead processions in place of hearses. Wakes are staged as garden parties and feature professionally made biopics of the deceased. Cremated remains are fashioned into jewelry...
...Cutchogue is Pelligrini Vineyards, New York State's 2002 Winery of the Year. Pelligrini offers a strong selection of red blends and rose wines. With a sun-drenched deck and a high-ceilinged tasting room, Pelligrini has been host to cultural events for years; its massive concert organ plays more than 100 tunes. Nearby, on Route 25, you'll come to Bedell Cellars. It's owned by Michael Lynne, CEO and co-chairman of New Line Cinema, but operated by founder Kip Bedell. The wine, including a 1999 Merlot and a tasty raspberry dessert wine, can be sampled...
Since his retirement, Knuth has continued to write and to update his software. He gives occasional lectures and performances on the pipe organ...