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...Democrats wasted little time in casting Cheney as an old-fogey conservative, a "nice man," in Barbara Boxer's words, who was nevertheless out of touch with mainstream American politics. Gore surrogates called Cheney a "blast from the past" and will take aim at Cheney's right-wing ideological footprint - while the new Bush ticket will do its best to smile and ignore such talk. They're grown...
READY, SET, SET-TOP TVemail ($79.95, $9.95 a month) goes even further to solve the "footprint" problem that many seniors have when it comes to putting something new in their home. It's a small, paperback-size black box that sits on top of the TV and comes with a curvaceous wireless keyboard. No Web access, though maker eNote.com will send news, scores and weather reports to users over e-mail...
...wealthiest 1 billion. To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate than that the bottom two-thirds of humanity will strive to improve their lot. As they demand adequate heat and food, not to mention cars and CD players, humanity's environmental footprint will grow. Our challenge is to accommodate this mass ascent from poverty without wrecking the natural systems that make life possible...
Disturbance to the garden will extend far beyond the footprint of the building as shown on the elegant concept drawings. Furthermore, underground buildings are notoriously high maintenance. We have only to observe the "state-of-the-art" Sackler Museum here in Washington, whose handsome Enid Haupt garden is constantly being dug up to repair leaks to the roof. There are other numerous examples of failed underground buildings...
Only a genetic "footprint" of that plague year has been found. Yet Kolata has made the most of the ongoing mystery. She has produced not only a chilling read but also a book that, like Paul de Kruif's classic Microbe Hunters, could jump-start a new generation of medical researchers...