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Until a decade ago, sailing was still seen as largely the domain of wealthy yachtsmen in blazers and ascots. But in the '90s, burgeoning incomes, improved technology, the popularity of cup races--and the growing standardization of certification rules--democratized the marinas. "It's not viewed as such a niche activity anymore," says Sealey. Fiberglass construction has vastly increased the fleet of boats available for classes and rentals, while innovations like the self-tacking jib (a front sail that adjusts itself to the wind) have made sailing more pleasant and easier to learn...
...directed, instead, to the pornographic pages of "Lola: I Do Things Your Wife Won't." Mystery hackers appear to have used a variety of means over the past month to sabotage al-Qaeda's presence on the Internet, including the installation of decoy pages, and the hogging of similar domain names in an effort to hobble efforts by supporters of the terror network to reestablish their site. Even in cyberspace, it seems, Osama Bin Laden's group is on the defensive. "Do not be deceived by the blasphemous behavior of the crusaders, be aware of this war," warned a statement...
From the bridge, venture east through the outdoor mall, the domain of slouching teenagers wearing baggy, white socks and sporting dyed red hair. The mall is peppered with 100-yen stores, the Japanese equivalent of the dollar store, where you can buy necessities like Hello Kitty bandages and chopstick sets. In the alleys alongside the central esplanade, old women sell fresh fish using floral umbrellas to shield their catches from...
...site, neighbors say even 24-foot Harvard buildings are too much for the area. This spring many members of the study committee, saying they wanted the site to be a public park, urged their neighbors to lobby Cambridge to take the site by “eminent domain...
...about cracking codes, uncovering secrets. "During the cold war," Nye says, "they didn't believe it was important unless you had to steal it. But some of the biggest and hardest questions are mysteries--and most of the answers to a mystery are available in the public domain and just have to be assembled." At the FBI, "getting people to sit in the back office and connect dots has not been their strong suit. Now they know they have to do it. The question is, Will they...