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...Saddam's most loyal fighters remain entrenched farther north, outside the capital and in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit. While their numbers are dwindling by the day--from desertions if not from U.S. bombs--at least some are expected to try to lure the invaders into a bloody urban campaign. U.S. and British troops are also still scrambling to uncover Iraq's suspected arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, a task that would reduce the risks to advancing troops and also validate their governments' chief rationale...
Enter a molecule with the ungainly name of immunoglobulin E, or IgE. One of many biological compounds produced by the body's immune system, IgE apparently evolved to help our ancestors fight off parasitic worms. These days, however, parasitic worms aren't so common--especially in urban areas--and IgE has become something of a nuisance. The higher the level of IgE in your body, the more likely you are to develop allergic reactions to otherwise harmless stuff, like peanuts. IgE-triggered allergies also seem to play a role in certain cases of asthma. Over the past decade, researchers have...
...Matrix has an impressive range--a quarter-mile in open country, which means you could start warming the car from a good seven minutes' walk away. (To be safe, Clifford has the ignition shut itself off after 12 minutes if there's no key in it.) For urban-jungle dwellers, the range is more like two blocks. The Matrix can be set to vibrate rather than beep when the alarm goes off--which should mean more sleep for the rest of your family. Not to mention your neighborhood. --By Chris Taylor
...marketing director (and the man who met with Combs), says the jerseys have helped boost the company's annual sales to $25 million in 2002 from just $2.8 million in 2000. That makes Mitchell & Ness, formerly a little-known supplier of quaint 1930s-era wool baseball jerseys, the latest "urban gear" phenomenon. Other customers include Allen Iverson, the rapper Eve and a growing coterie of buyers in Asia...
Nevertheless the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which partly regulates the complex and subsidizes the rents of some of its low-income residents, has recently begun to test mold found in more than one-third of the complex’s apartments, according to residents...