Word: case
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...tasks on a magazine are as important -- or difficult -- as choosing the image and words that appear on the cover. In a few seconds, they must interest the reader in the issue. The challenge is greatest when we deal with topics that are conceptual or, as is the case this week, when we return to a story , that has already been the subject of several covers. This is our fifth in a row on the crisis in the gulf, a record unmatched since the Korean...
...case of the missing solar neutrinos has stirred growing excitement in the physics world. There are three possibilities: the Baksan experiment is wildly wrong, scientists don't understand the sun as well as they thought they did, or scientists have underestimated the elusiveness of the neutrino. The answer to the mystery could have profound implications for physicists' understanding of the universe. Two eminent theorists, John Bahcall of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., and Cornell University's Hans Bethe have co-authored a paper that elaborates on an intriguing solution to the puzzle: neutrinos escape detection by changing...
...this week the case will be back in court; the Illinois Supreme Court has ordered the lower court to appoint guardians to represent all three children and determine what would be in their best interest. "Instead of deciding which parent's view will prevail," notes Harvard law professor Alan Stone, "the court is suggesting that the children need their own legal representation...
...takes a roseate imagination to conceive of any best-case, low-cost outcome...
...choices for dual-income couples. As they sort their way through the maze of opportunities, therapists advise a high degree of communication and flexibility. Decisions that may bring careers into collision should be negotiated carefully, with both spouses voicing their feelings and misgivings. When exploring a job decision, worst-case scenarios should be addressed. Once a decision is reached, it should be reviewed periodically to make sure both partners are satisfied...