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...meet me in a hurry behind the barn Don'tcha be afraid, y'know I'll do you no harm I want you to bring along my rockin' shoes 'Cause tonight I'm gonna rock away all the blues I heard the news, there's good a-rockin' tonight. - recorded by Elvis Presley, September...
...DEAL WITH THEM For much of the 20th century, Americans treated forest fires as anathema, to be stamped out wherever they occurred. But experts now believe the zero-tolerance approach did more harm than good. Fires are part of the natural rhythm of the forests, clearing out underbrush and giving trees room to grow. You don't really fight wildfires, according to this view; you only postpone them. If we are going to learn how to coexist with fire, here is how we might start...
HOLD THE TUNA An FDA advisory panel has urged the agency to warn pregnant women to limit the amount of canned tuna they eat because it contains mercury, which can harm the nervous system of an unborn child. (Last year the FDA advised pregnant women not to eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel or tilefish, but it did not include tuna on the list.) Health officials say there is no need for women to cut out tuna entirely but advise that it may be prudent to limit consumption to one can a week if they eat other fish...
...this week took to heart President Bush's injunction that they develop a market economy, and opened their vegetable market for three days in defiance of the Israeli curfew. This necessity-driven act of civil disobedience underscores the view of a growing number of Palestinian intellectuals that terror tactics harm their cause and that non-violent resistance to occupation is their best bet - and Palestinians defying a curfew in order to buy and sell tomatoes and eggplant are not going to easily tolerate gunmen in their midst provoking the Israelis. Much of the international effort to mediate the crisis...
...still in business. K Mart is still in business. So going bankrupt for a business is not a big deal. And besides, we are a unit within WorldCom, so nothing's going to happen with us. We are their cash cow. They're not going to do anything to harm their cash cow, O.K.? So let's get your name as it appears on your telephone bill... --By David Robinson