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...during a hike through the woods. You can just make out tiny hooks poking out of the spherical bodies--a telltale characteristic that helps classify the pathogen as a member of the coronavirus family. And while coronaviruses normally cause nothing more serious than a cold, the microbes on Nicholls' slide have evidently, for reasons researchers have yet to discover, mutated into a sometimes deadly infectious agent that has terrified the entire planet...
Though singer Natalie Maines apologized for trashing Bush at a London concert, album sales continued to slide...
Almost all colleges and universities now offer virtual tours, but the degree of sophistication varies significantly. Northeastern simply offers a slide show of still photographs with explanatory text, while Duke allows users to position their cursors in a spot representing a location on campus and, using the arrow keys, see views from every direction. Other schools offer multimedia extravaganzas. The University of Miami has streaming video of classes in session, student testimonials and rousing orchestral background music...
...Emett, 42, a 911 call-center manager in Monrovia, Calif., bought a 22-ft. slideless motor home in 2000 and a year later upgraded to a 31-footer with one slide. Then last fall he went to his dealer to buy some supplies and left with a 38-footer with two slides. "We're not trying to keep up with the Joneses," Emett says, noting that he still drives a 1989 Mercedes. "We just needed more space...
Towed trailers make up 80% of RVs sold, but the big money is still in motor homes, which account for roughly two-thirds of industry revenue. RVs are made with components from many companies--say, a chassis from Workhorse Custom Chassis, slide-out gear from Actuant and a generator from Onan, a division of Cummins. Back in 2001, RV demand fell so low that some assembly lines and entire plants had to be idled. Industry leader Winnebago of Forest City, Iowa, avoided layoffs with four-day workweeks and a short production halt late in the year. But as demand shot...