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...electronic fetal-improvement system seemed a good way to give daughter Muryah Elizabeth "as much of an opportunity as possible and see if it would stimulate her thought process." Though only 21 months old, Muryah plays with toys designed for youngsters twice her age, Farrell says. In Kirkland, Wash., Lisa Altig is using the tapes for a third time. Her two children, Natalie, 3, and Richie, 18 months, were relaxed babies who now "seem to pick up on things fast," says their mom. "They have an energy for learning...
...baidarka changed markedly under the influence of the Russians and then began to disappear with the end of the sea-otter hunts in the last century. After World War II, the Aleuts switched to motor-powered craft. In his efforts to reconstruct the original kayaks, Dyson, based in Bellingham, Wash., relies on early accounts of explorers and sea captains...
Later that morning, one of my new partners asked me how I spot-washed the walls. I told her I looked for spots on the walls, and if I saw any, I washed them. She looked me in the eye, bit her lip, pointed at me and snarled, "No! You must spot wash left to right. Left to right!" She never talked to me again--only gave me scary looks...
...guiding principle of standard infection control is to act as if everyone and everything is infected with something -- whether it be Staphylococcus bacteria, tetanus toxins or the AIDS virus. That is why instruments should be sterilized in an autoclave, physicians should change gloves or wash hands between patients, and disposable swabs, syringes and other items should not be reused. Although the CDC's disease detectives are still not sure what went wrong in Acer's office, they are zeroing in on just such a breach in infection control...
...become the 800-lb. gorilla at all negotiations, its cities expanding, their thirst apparently unquenchable. The Old West here comes into direct conflict with the New: the leathery rancher in Wyoming with his herd to water vs. the condo-dwelling Sybarite in Laguna Beach with a Porsche to wash and two hot tubs to keep filled. The Metropolitan Water District, responsible for finding water for the cities of Southern California, is widely regarded by competing parties with fear and suspicion. Says Jerry Zimmerman, executive director of the Colorado River Board of California: "California is being accused of utilizing other states...