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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...while such revelations are interesting and provide plenty of fodder for dinnertime discussion, they fail to address what Y6B ultimately means for the future of the planet. Unfortunately, the answer to "what is the impact of a rapidly rising human population?" is not as easily obtained as the statistics, which can only make a feeble attempt to describe what should be a major global concern...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: 6,000,000,001: A Population Odyssey | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...George W. Bush don't disagree with the basic notion of engaging Russia either, so he's left to look for traction with the mushy "I'd manage it better" argument. Even the most skeptical voter can see that it is not in the national interest to let Russia fail and that the U.S. has nothing to gain by abandoning the great, unfinished experiment in reform now. Then Russia might really be lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia's Ruble Shakedown | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

Extreme sports are mostly solo pursuits that fail to teach the valuable lessons of traditional sports--teamwork, cooperation, good sportsmanship and collegiality. Is this social progress? AMY HOPKINS Guilford, Conn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 27, 1999 | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...EXCHANGE A small but persuasive study suggests that a novel technique may help multiple sclerosis patients when standard therapies fail. It involves replacing a subject's own blood plasma with an artificial substitute. Symptoms eased or vanished in 42% of those studied. Caveat: it was tried only on patients having an acute flare-up, not those with chronic, progressive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Sep. 27, 1999 | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

State representative Jarrett T. Barrios '90 said that about 95 percent of the state's systems are currently Y2K-compliant, and that a third-tier "emergency preparedness" center will be in place in Framingham if contingency plans fail...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Officials Seek to Reassure Public on Y2K | 9/22/1999 | See Source »

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