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...federal governments--to increase the amount of treated wastewater that Juarez can channel to agriculture. That will eventually free up river water for colonias like Anapra--and lessen the chances of El Paso's drying up along with Juarez. And there's an $833 million, 20-year plan to tap new aquifers for both cities. Says Maria Elena Giner, of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission: "I don't think anyone has ever confronted the scope of what we're racing against...
...there is no way to tap into the brain without dramatically invasive surgery, so human experimentation is unlikely. And there's an intriguing risk in the realm of brain-computer interfaces. What would happen if the process was reversed? The signals that are routed from the monkey's brain through the computer to control the robotic arm could be sent back to the monkey - to control its behavior. Implants in humans would face strong opposition unless the possibility of this kind of mind control could be eliminated, which so far seems impossible to achieve...
...domain, first wed the celestial and the virtual about a year ago, catering primarily to the 80% of Filipinos who are Catholic. the CBCP's website offers church teachings and directives. E-mail is also "filtered." And just to make sure no one gives in to temptation, If you tap into one of the forbidden destinations, up pops a message to steel your resolve: "thank god you're not able to access that bad site...
...spite of those concerns, Makatiani is convinced that the new economy is spreading to Africa and he wants to be the person to tap that potential. He believes that someday African entrepreneurs will use Africa Online to create virtual offices from which they can e-mail, store private documents in safe files and do their banking. "When you start looking at 800 million people and start looking at one continent rather than separate countries, you start getting extremely excited," says an animated Makatiani, jumping up from his office sofa. "You say to yourself, ?You know, I can do what Bill...
Indeed, while the execution has proved difficult, the idea is very simple. Tumors, like any other cells, need oxygen and nutrients to survive. At first they eat their way through healthy tissue, looking for blood vessels to tap for these essentials. Eventually, though, they start to grow their own capillaries and vessels, like oil companies eager to guarantee a steady flow of crude...