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...noting that that stock is running dangerously low, placed seven types of salmon and two types of trout on its list of threatened or endangered species. Never before has the regulatory machinery of the Endangered Species Act been turned on so large or heavily populated an area. Saving the fish from extinction will require sacrifices from Seattle, Portland, Ore., and the surrounding counties and could slow development in one of the fastest-growing regions of the U.S. For now, locals--who face restrictions on everything from how they generate electricity to how they wash their cars--are rallying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving the Salmon | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

HYDROELECTRIC DAMS Dams hurt baby fish by slowing down water, which raises its temperature and increases the time it takes the young to get to the ocean. Others are killed by hydroelectric turbines before they can even start downstream. Adult fish swimming upstream often fail to make it over the dam, as staircase-like "fish ladders" prove only partly effective. Some dams must be redesigned; others should be removed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving the Salmon | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...pate, lobster and cheeses. Importantly, Santropol serves the world's most stylish milkshakes. Nearby, EI Zazzium on Roy Street is a small restaurant that serves up huge platters of guacamole and pitchers of fresh sangria. It is bedecked in layer upon layer of bizarre and flashy decor, including huge fish nets, colorful animal mobiles and lots of toilet paper. Weekends feature live Mexican singers. For dessert, head down to the elegant and relaxed O Gateau! on Ste. Catherine East in the Gay Village. Daily feasts consist of delectable cheesecakes, coffees and wines...

Author: By Judith Batalion, | Title: montreal | 3/25/1999 | See Source »

After a translation of the same speech into English, the Sabzi-polo-mahi, a traditional meal of fish and rice, was served...

Author: By Harrel E. Conner jr., CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Persian Students Celebrate the New Year | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

...Marshalls describe him, Lee has lived a life of middle-class bliss in White Rock, 10 miles east of Los Alamos. He likes to fish, cook and tend his backyard garden, according to the Marshalls. He has been, they say, an ideal neighbor--outgoing and never happier than when working in the sun. Says Jean: "He's the sort of person who, when he paints his house, will say, 'Do you want me to come over and paint yours?'" Most of all, the Marshalls say, Lee has been committed to the education and welfare of his two children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is Wen Ho Lee? | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

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