Word: burnes
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...despite their ferocity, the infernos that enveloped more than 750,000 acres, killed 20 people and destroyed nearly 3,000 houses were in many ways disasters foretold, the tragic but predictable consequences of the push of people and dwellings into forests and brushlands designed by nature to burn...
Anyone who missed the first season of the BBC's hit comedy The Office can wait for a rerun, buy the DVD for $22 or burn a copy illegally. But the BBC plans to offer another choice: log on at www.bbc.co.uk, pick the episode you fancy and, at least if you're a British citizen, watch it free on your PC. That tantalizing prospect was raised by an announcement at the Edinburgh TV Festival in August by BBC director general Greg Dyke. The Beeb is planning a "digital creative" archive that will make what he calls "the best television library...
...quell the fires that light La Paz and El Alto tonight. Until there is an open and public dialogue between indigenous Bolivians and those of European heritage, until Bolivian Indians have an investment in their own governing, those fires will only smolder until the next uprising. And Bolivia will burn again...
...basic rules for eating smarter couldn't be simpler. Watch your total calorie intake. Burn off as many calories as you take in. And be choosy about the foods you eat--not just for a couple of weeks or months but for the rest of your life. "It takes work," says Dr. John Swartzberg, who chairs the editorial board of the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter. "We live in a fast-food world." The sooner we accept that that is not the healthiest of environments for us, the better...
...Napster has expanded on the iTunes design. For a $9.95 monthly membership fee, you can preview whole songs instead of just snippets, and compile endless playlists of songs without paying for individual tracks. (You will be charged if you want to burn songs onto a CD or move them to the YP-910.) Also for members: Napster's 40 interactive Net radio channels, which let you skip or repeat songs and even save memorable radio playlists for later...