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...error in the creative process. In the second painting (all of the works are untitled), the back pages are sewn together too tightly so that the edges bulge and create a mildly appealing three-dimensional effect. In this set of three paintings, a man and a woman sniff flowers branching off of opposite ends of a stalk. Near the tips, the plant is lined with the words “passion” and “love,” while the middle contains the words “bad,” “wrong?...

Author: By Yair G. Aizeman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cultures of Hybridity | 11/30/2001 | See Source »

Using the technology to sniff for biological weapons makes sense. The system was not supposed to be commercially available for two years, but the post-Sept. 11 sense of urgency could help speed development. "As I see people dying from anthrax," says Langlois, "it motivates me to work extra hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GERM DETECTOR: Sniffing Out Bioterrorism | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

...uncertain. Most states have only broadly written regulations governing acupuncturists, with few specific guidelines. They can't draw blood, write prescriptions or make referrals for x-rays, but otherwise, like doctors, they have lots of leeway in how they choose to practice. The burden is on consumers to sniff out the bad ones. That's made all the more difficult by Westerners' general unfamiliarity with Chinese medicine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making the Best of a Prickly Situation | 10/26/2001 | See Source »

...workers will yet find someone whose life it will save. The search dogs digging through the World Trade Center crypt have become so discouraged by their failure, day after day, to find anyone alive that rescue workers have taken to burying themselves under blankets and allowing the dogs to sniff them out and "save" them, while others watch and cheer and pat the dogs on the back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life On The Home Front | 10/1/2001 | See Source »

...workers will yet find someone whose life it will save. The search dogs digging through the World Trade Center crypt have become so discouraged by their failure, day after day, to find anyone alive that rescue workers have taken to burying themselves under blankets and allowing the dogs to sniff them out and "save" them, while others watch and cheer and pat the dogs on the back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life on the Home Front | 10/1/2001 | See Source »

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