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Shrubs, grasses and other vegetative covers act in much the same way, trapping water, feeding moisture into the atmosphere and providing shade that shields the surface of the land from the drying rays of the sun. Large-scale land-clearing efforts under way around the world wipe all that out. The ongoing development of South Florida, for instance, has filled in and paved over much of the Everglades wetlands, which have long served as an important source of atmospheric moisture. As a consequence, says Colorado State University atmospheric scientist Roger Pielke Sr., South Florida in July and August has become...
...workout winds down, hard-core runners proudly wipe the sweat pouring from their brows. If the user has perspired onto the machine, or simply touched the buttons, he hurries to find the antiseptic and paper towels for cleaning purposes. The prospective treadmill recipient sometimes waives this unspoken rule, but only because he prefers to sterilize the machine himself...
...looked too soft to satisfy Yeltsin's demands. "Putin knew we had no alternative. Otherwise we'd have lost all authority in the country." Suddenly the gray-suited bureaucrat wore tough-guy garb, displaying the iron hand that Russians craved. When Putin coarsely proclaimed that his army would "wipe the terrorists out wherever we find them, even if they are sitting on the toilet," Russians loved it, and his popularity shot...
...other half of the Class of 2003--the half who might, upon hearing the news, reach for this fine paper to wipe away a tear or blow a nose--keep your chin up. The best advice for these tumultuous times: Give your new home a chance. Our Houses may not be perfect, but they are far from hopeless...
...other-cheek style that assumed voters would recognize Bradley's innate superiority and be drawn by his refusal to match Gore blow for blow. But as Gore threw punch after punch, with some landing at or below the belt (Bradley would "eliminate" Medicaid, offer "a little $150 voucher" and wipe out federal nursing-home standards), Gandhi got rocked. He lost control of the campaign and never recovered. In conference calls with the candidate, Bradley supporters like Congressmen Jim McDermott of Washington, George Miller of California and Jerrold Nadler of New York would scream at him--"Quit letting him pound...