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...example, one of the jobs criminal investigators routinely perform is testing for gunpowder on suspects' hands. In the past, this was a surprisingly low-tech chore, involving melting a glob of paraffin in a pot and painting it onto the fingers and hands. The wax was then peeled off and treated with chemicals that react to gunpowder traces. If the chemicals turned up positive, you had your shooter--unless, of course, the chemicals were reacting with urine, bleach or fertilizer, which had a nasty habit of yielding identical results...
...indies' success hasn't escaped the chains' notice. Both Home Depot and Borders Books & Music are experimenting with smaller-format stores. Home Depots are supposed to become more user friendly, especially for women, who perform a growing proportion of home-improvement jobs and have been instrumental in Lowe's rapid growth. But the best-run indies should continue to stay ahead of the competition if they're mindful of the old bear joke: Two guys are backpacking and notice a bear approaching. One guy drops his backpack and starts running, while his buddy stays put, frozen in fear...
Parker’s quiet approach encourages the rowers to make themselves better of their own accord. He won’t yell or ride a rower until he gets results, but if his coaching cannot motivate a rower to perform at his peak, little else will...
Dancers contrast their situation with that of theater—where all would-be directors must go through the HRDC to perform in the Loeb...
Eileen Jackson was born in 1920 in Minneapolis, Minn. As a child, she established herself as a prodigious piano player. She played her first concert at the age of seven and continued to perform throughout the country for much of her life, eventually playing Carnegie Hall...