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...what can Spain, which knocked off Lithuania in the other semi, possibly do to at least make the gold medal game interesting? Scola thinks they should ape Argentina and wrestle. "You gotta play ugly," Scola says, referring to his team's rugby tactics. "If you try to play 'Showtime,' the way [the U.S.] plays, you try to throw the ball up, they're going to be better. They jump higher, they run faster, they're stronger . . .You've got make them feel uncomfortable. That's the only...
...Dissonant though it may be, on June 26, the environmental committee of Spain's lower house of parliament approved a resolution supporting the Great Ape Project, an organization and manifesto founded by ethicists Peter Singer and Paola Cavalieri, which argues that three essential human rights - life, liberty and freedom from physical and psychological torture - should be extended to our closest hominid relatives. Joan Herrera, congressman for the Catalan Green Initiative party, justified the measure before parliament, saying that the primates "are capable of recognizing themselves, and have cognitive capabilities...
...resolution, which will likely be approved by the government in the next four months, will make Spain the first country in the world to grant rights to the great apes, which include gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans. It makes the killing of an ape a crime and bans their use in medical experiments, circuses, films and television commercials. Although Spanish zoos will be allowed to keep the 300 animals they currently have in captivity, they must improve their conditions. "It's a courageous and decisive step in breaking the species barrier and granting deserved rights to those beings closest...
...They also concur, however, that the Great Ape resolution is a step in that direction. "I completely agree that apes should be protected against enslavement and abuse," says Corrales. "But when you start equating animals with humans, it's a slippery slope." One that he worries could eventually lead to quieter deaths for Spain's noble bulls...
...industrial design. His dad got him in touch with reality in 1977 by calling a friend--who happened to head Nintendo--and landed Miyamoto his first job, as a staff artist for what was then a toymaker. In 1981, Miyamoto created an arcade game inspired by pairing the fictional ape King Kong with the muscular, muttering Popeye cartoon character. Expectations were so low for Donkey Kong (and by extension Miyamoto) that it was initially tested in just two bars in Seattle. Donkey Kong's surprise success turned the doodler into a dynamo as he spooled off characters such as Super...