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...read Falun Gong's website. In early January she found an essay by Li Hongzhi called "Beyond the Limits of Forbearance." Written at the time the demonstrations were starting to ebb, the essay urged more dramatic actions against the "evil" of the crackdown. "I copied it to a CD-ROM and gave it to everyone I know," she says. Through such networks, Li's words have spread to more radical practitioners. On Jan. 23, five suspected followers set themselves on fire in Tiananmen Square. Two of them, a 12-year-old girl and her mother, were killed...
...last-century--they're big, they jam, and the pictures often deteriorate over time. If you feel in need of an upgrade, take a look at the Terapin CD Video Recorder ($499). As its name implies, the device records video from your TV, VCR or camcorder and then burns it onto regular old CDs. Video on CDs? It sounds weird, but you can play them on a PC with a CD-ROM drive, or on some DVD players or on the Terapin itself...
...Gates, who could not be reached for comment, has written numerous scholarly pieces concerning Afro-American studies, and recently co-edited the Encarta Africana, an interactive encyclopedia of African culture on CD-rom...
...HMMM...] Golden Books' The Poky Little Puppy CD-ROM ($14) and other interactive stories don't improve much on the paper versions--and they keep kids tied to a computer...
...FAIR] Backyard Baseball CD-ROM ($20) lets kids take a swing at managing a team. Of course, they also would benefit from actually playing ball...