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...eccentric, probably. Yes, in 1995, he founded the now defunct National Institute for Discovery Science to investigate paranormal activity and alien abductions, principally because his grandparents claimed to have had a close encounter with a UFO. But in 2002 he licensed exclusive rights to NASA's canceled TransHab inflatable habitat and set to work creating his own commercial space stations and hotels. Last July Genesis I shot into space, ballooned to limo size and began circling the globe with a box of Mexican jumping beans and some roaches on board as test subjects, making it the first private space station...
Seattle's new Olympic Sculpture Park occupies a sloping nine-acre site that reaches down to the water's edge along Elliott Bay. It has views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. It has wild grasses, quaking aspens and a salmon habitat on the shoreline. It has a fountain by Louise Bourgeois, an Alexander Calder, a couple of Mark di Suveros and one of Richard Serra's virtuoso exercises in rusted steel. It also has freight trains...
...Listing the bears as threatened could help a lot. The Endangered Species Act is a powerful one, throwing a big blanket of protection around any animal that comes under its care. Strict limits are put on damage that can be done to the species' habitat and the harm that individuals, including hunters, can do to any member of the protected group. Most powerful is the consultation clause, a provision of the law that requires the federal government to determine the impact of any actions it takes that might harm a protected species and modify its behavior accordingly...
...their spouses and lend support to one another when someone needs a little extra TLC. Because James was a disabled vet, Driver has also become a member of the Disabled Veterans Auxiliary. The other activities that fill her datebook include serving on the board of the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity, teaching cooking to young children at a group home and taking courses at the community college near her home in Sierra Vista, Ariz. "James gave so much of himself to me," she says. "Now I feel obligated to give to others...
...exist, the danger of yet another catastrophe is exponentially larger [Oct. 30]. Quite unlike 60 years ago, we have nations within nations, religions within religions and interests within interests - all existing in a globalized world in which mankind's selfish quest for wealth has almost certainly destroyed its only habitat. When are we going to grasp how grave our situation is? We should rise up against the real enemies - power-hungry politicians and money-hungry exploiters who rape our earth in the name of development. Johan Van Der Merwe Hilton, South Africa The Dance Of The Veils Re columnist Yasmin...