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...evidence whatsoever that a wireless phone has ever caused ignition or explosion at a gas station anywhere in the world," scoffed Tom Wheeler, president of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, in a written statement. But to DeWitt, that might as well have come from the CEO of Philip Morris. "We know these guys lie," he says. So judge the risks of connectivity yourself - keeping in mind that the cellular honchos issued the very same denial about the cancer risk. Better call back...
...Tuition. Janet Tedesco, a high school teacher in Metairie, La., and her husband Ken, a college development officer, arranged a $65,000 line of credit in 1997. They are using it to put two children through school--Kerri, who graduated from Spring Hill College in Alabama in May, and Philip, a sophomore at Notre Dame...
...incidents that might spark a national panic in the U.S. are unlikely to alter Japan?s pattern of energy use. "The U.S. nuclear industry basically self-destructed under political and economic pressure because it couldn?t run plants safely enough to satisfy the public," says TIME science editor Philip Elmer-DeWitt. "But Japan is unlikely to change course because they?re economically dependent on nuclear power. Generally they?ve made it work for them, but nuclear fuel is dangerous and the price of using it is that there will be accidents every now and again." But a government that plans...
Leakey seems to thrive on such tough times. For years he kept a terminal kidney disease secret from everyone but his doctors and wife Meave, until he finally agreed to a lifesaving kidney transplant from his estranged younger brother Philip, a former KANU member of Parliament. In 1993, a single-engine Cessna that Leakey was piloting lost power--many believe it was a result of sabotage--and crash-landed. He lost both legs below the knee but within three weeks was walking again with the help of artificial limbs. "Some people deteriorate under pressure; some people get exhilarated," Leakey said...
...most part, the otherwise healthy completely recover from shingles, though when the eyes or ears are affected, permanent damage can occur. Other complications include excruciating pain that can linger for months, even years. "You were lucky," said Dr. Philip Brunell, a shingles expert at the National Institutes of Health, when he heard that I had gone back to work within a week. "At your stage some people can't bear to put on clothes...