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...study believe human impact goes back much further, to our hunter-gatherer days. Analyzing the evolutionary history of 14 reefs around the world, they found evidence of ancient, land-based pollution that has long been toxic to coral. Additionally, centuries of overfishing may have disrupted the food chain, allowing the overgrowth of other types of algae, which compete with coral for food. This accumulated stress has made reefs vulnerable to modern disease. "The patient is terminally ill," says marine biologist John Pandolfi of the National Museum of Natural History--Smithsonian Institution in Washington, "but the underlying sickness is pollution...
...hear this from AM radio, which is packed with angry men with chain-saw voices chewing into liberals 24/7, or from Ann Coulter, who is selling the old Stalinist line that dissent equals disloyalty. Or from the aging adolescents at Fox News, who enjoy peeing in the political swimming pool. But when you get among the real people who are actually engaged in public life, they tend to be well-mannered and respectful of the process and the humanity of those who take part. That's the difference between entertainment and politics. Of course, the Terminator could choose...
...will be able to handle more traffic and more complicated applications such as multimedia video transmission. Later that month, Marriott International finished rolling out Wi-Fi access in 400 of its hotels in the U.S., Canada, Britain and Germany; hot spots for the pay service are located in the chain's lobbies, meeting rooms and public spaces. More recently, Sprint and SBC Communications announced that they will become the latest phone companies to offer Wi-Fi service, joining a crowd that includes Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile...
Seven years ago, Tomoyoshi Nishiyama wanted to launch his own chain of yakiniku (Japanese-style barbecue) outlets. His background in real estate left him ill prepared for the venture, so he went undercover. He flipped burgers at McDonald's to learn the trade and came away with a strong focus on customer input. His REINS International fast-food empire has now grown to 1,080 locations. (McD's has 3,821 in Japan.) New footholds in Los Angeles and Taiwan mark the latest expansion: Nishiyama hopes to become a top vendor in the U.S. and China. "It's a pretty...
...official reality. Tan took his stories and his cast from the struggling teenagers he met as a part-time high-school drama teacher, and their gritty tale rings true. The picture follows a group of five teenage delinquent boys as they embark on their daily odyssey of cutting class, chain-smoking, self-piercing, running away from home, fighting, drug taking, drug smuggling, drug selling and contemplating suicide. Ferris Bueller's Day Off, this...