Word: scans
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...only the most suspicious cargoes. So in December, Anderson's unit acquired a Star Wars gizmo called the Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System (VACIS), which bombards truck containers with gamma rays to produce an incredibly detailed image of what's inside. The VACIS, which takes 45 seconds to scan one trailer, is ideal for finding hidden compartments and has helped Anderson's team find everything from drug stashes to smuggled coconut milk. Overall, seizures on the bridge have escalated sharply since September. The take includes 550 lbs. of primo marijuana, more than 5,000 ecstasy tablets and 13 million tablets...
...Yorkers willing to try something new and different in the world of dating can head over to the Drip Cafe in Manhattan, grab a cup of coffee and a muffin and get fixed up for a date. Drip patrons scan anonymous written profiles of other singles, indicate which ones sound interesting and, if both parties agree, have a Drip staff member arrange a date for them, according to Nancy Slotnick, the cafe's founder and chief executive officer. Each couple has its first date at the coffee bar, with a Drip waiter or waitress making the introductions. There...
...polite conversation to say that schizophrenia and other mental illnesses are "no different" from pneumonia. But the latest neurological research has offered only the roughest idea of the precise mechanism by which a disease such as schizophrenia arises. Scientists are decades away from being able to use a brain scan to diagnose something like Yoder's alleged personality disorders...
...people with NTM infections are not getting properly diagnosed. Their complaints tend to be general and vague: long-lasting fatigue and a cough that won't go away. A specialized sputum test can identify the infection--if one is ordered. Telltale signs will also show up on a CAT scan--if you know what to look for. That is why doctors and patients are trying to spread the word about this mysterious ailment. (Leitman's husband Philip has taken the lead in Florida, raising funds, organizing medical workshops and creating a website, www.ntminfo.com. Sometimes what you don't know...
...exit signs leading in one direction in one language (say, English) and exit signs pointing the opposite way in another language (say, Spanish). Hooligans, they figure, aren't bilingual. The police are calling in reinforcements, including rugby players, to help control crowds. Britain is lending 20 hooligan spotters to scan the immigration lines at Narita International Airport. Police also are stocking up on net-shooting rifles, a la Spider-Man, that can snare up to three people at a time. "I promise we'll catch every hooligan in a great big net," Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara says. "No one will...