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...School. The hospital has been working with DHS’s Transportation Security Lab since shortly after September 11th, according to Wolfe. Research has shown that since screeners so rarely find a dangerous item, they are likely to fall prey to what Wolfe calls the “rare target effect.” “Although their eyes may perceive the shape of a dangerous object, their mind is used to operating as if there is nothing suspicious in the bag,” Wolfe said. “As a result, they may see the item without...
...cold by now, there is a veritable lack of fur on anything. This fact isn’t particularly startling, I suppose. Most people who live in Cambridge wear breathable organic fabrics that are also, somehow, waterproof. Wearing a fur coat seems indulgent, and makes you a walking ketchup-target for one of those hoodlums from the Papercut Zine Library. And ketchup is no fun. On a pragmatic level, however, fur is incredibly warm and incredibly natural. What’s more natural than wearing a dead thing’s skin? Truly, fur is the very best example...
...Playing the Victim in Louisiana Democrat William Jefferson is a target of a federal corruption investigation and not welcome in his own party. But with the backing of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, he may just win reelection
...Bassin’s thesis did observe a connection between fluoride in tap water and bone cancer. “Among males, exposure to fluoride at or above the target level was associated with an increased risk of developing osteosarcoma,” Bassin wrote. Bassin and Douglass started with the same raw data, but came to different conclusions...
...Playing the Victim in Louisiana Democrat William Jefferson is a target of a federal corruption investigation and not welcome in his own party. But with the backing of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, he may just win reelection