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Last week, Netscape laid off almost a tenth of its workforce in a cost-cutting action, a joint venture with industry giant Novell was canned, and the company has cut back much of its research into newer technologies, like Java. Now, Once-mighty Netscape finds itself the target of buyout rumors, as major players AOL, Sun and Oracle all consider buying the former browser champ...
Suddenly, El Nino doesn't seem so funny anymore. Last week one of the most powerful storms on record slammed into California, swamping the coast with 30-ft. waves, drenching the state with torrential rains and blasting it with near hurricane-force winds. Rail lines and major highways were cut by floodwaters up and down the coast, and hundreds of homes were destroyed. By week's end two more storms had struck and at least four people had been swept to their death by mudslides and raging waters. With another severe weather system bearing down on the coast--and ocean...
...Philip Boit, 26, who is blessed with a long stride, a powerful upper body, endurance and stamina. One problem: Boit, a Kenyan middle-distance runner, had never seen snow until 1996, when he was recruited by Nike to test the proposition that good runners make good skiers. He has cut his time for the 10-km classic race from 2 hr. to a creditable 30 min. But Boit has no illusions about challenging Norway's Bjorn Daehlie, who won the 1994 gold with a time of 24:20.1. "Even if I finish dead last," says Boit, "I will be proud...
...Women, be sure to get plenty of the B vitamins folate and B6. Daily intake of 550 mcg of folate plus 3 mg of B6--both higher than the RDA--may cut the risk of heart disease in half. Green leafy veggies and eggs contain folate; for B6, try bananas or beef...
Since Harvard athletes often practice at areaschools with artificial turf, like BostonUniversity and Boston College, Anderson saidhaving such a field here will cut down on traveltime...