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CANCER-FREE CALLING INVENTOR: CALGON CARBON Studies on the potential dangers of cellular-phone radiation remain inconclusive, but WaveZorb, a thumbnail-size piece of carbon cloth that costs about eight bucks, could make them moot. Tests show that WaveZorb, adapted from military use, soaks up nearly 99% of microwave radiation--and doesn't interfere with performance. Each adhesive-backed unit lasts about six months and can be trimmed to fit any cell-phone earpiece. Too bad it can't screen calls as effectively...
...Father Writes" sections provide a thumbnail history of Palestine from the 19th century Turkish rulers through British rule after World War I up to the creation of Israel and beyond. The "I Write" portions flesh out this story with some of the people who lived and loved and died in the interim. The father's segments can be checked in reference books; the daughter's must stand or fall on their...
...result is a leisurely, meandering journey from which the map-thief disappears for long, long stretches. Instead, Harvey relates his own fascination with cartography and reveals that as a child, he had an uncommonly keen sense of direction. Famous mapmakers of the past are resurrected and given thumbnail biographies. The sequential digressions are occasionally diverting, but some readers, trying to maintain a grip on the story's thread, may conclude, alas, that magazine editors serve a purpose...
...sophomore season, in the spring of 1996, he was on a fast rise. He went to the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis that March and caused a great stir when he had the second-best time in the 200-meter heats. Krayzelburg? From USC? There wasn't even a thumbnail biography of him in the meet's voluminous press materials. Even Krayzelburg was surprised. The top two swimmers in the final would qualify for Atlanta. He was in a position to make it. His head buzzed with the unexpected thought. Was he ready for this...
Featuring the highest hype-to-payoff ratio in sports, the 126th Run for the Roses will pack all its punch into two glorious minutes at Churchill Downs, cloaked by the affecting melodrama of a daytime soap, with a cast of characters to match. Here's a thumbnail sketch of this year's edition...