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...sufficiently convinced of the threat to pass a bill--signed into law last week by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger--that raises the maximum fine for harming a sea otter to $25,000 and requires that all cat litter sold in California carry a warning label advising cat owners not to dump their pet's droppings into toilets or storm drains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Killing the Sea Otters | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

...sophomore year, you’ll be able to drop your own facile pastiches of literary thought from all the heavy hitters like the most seasoned GSAS grad student, even if you don’t understand a damn thing. After that, you’re free to dump it if you’re all paradigmed out, continue if you so desire, or pick up Sanskrit as your third language. As with most things Lit, it’s completely...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Literature | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...after the U.S.' stunning defeat - yes, despite our recent failures, these losses still shock - Coach K should dump his $100,000 motivational speeches in the Pacific. Because, at the moment, American basketball fans just want answers, not sermons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Team USA—and Coach K—Shot a Brick | 9/1/2006 | See Source »

...shame that such a high-capacity flash player can't also be used as a storage drive - if I could dump out the contents of my camera into it, I'd be really impressed. Still, the Sansa has plenty of other talents, such as the voice recorder and FM radio, that the nano doesn't have. I think it would suit many as a dark-horse alternative to iPods. But if you want it just for the 8GB, bear in mind that it probably won't be long before there's an 8GB nano with video capabilities. You know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SanDisk Sansa e280 MP3 Player | 8/30/2006 | See Source »

...through the Mediterranean. "Oil pollution from ships is a major problem," says Paul Mifsud, coordinator of the United Nations Environment Program's Mediterranean Action Plan, which is headquartered in Athens. About 100,000-150,000 tons of oil is spilled into the Mediterranean every year from accidents and operational dumping by ships, according to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council, which monitors ocean oil spills. Industrial waste, too, pollutes the waters. Egyptians have long called their port city, Alexandria, the jewel of the Mediterranean, but it has lately earned another reputation as "the outstanding champion of pollution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mediterranean's Tuna Wars | 8/11/2006 | See Source »

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