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...modern, democratic nations that continues to allow the banning of gay and lesbian adoptions. Last May, the United Kingdom officially eliminated its ban, allowing all gay couples to adopt. They follow in the footsteps of four other European nations including Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and the Netherlands. It is about time the United States joined them...
...netminding duties were split between Augustdottir and fellow freshman Katie Shields. Augustdottir was playing in her first game since returning from a stint with the Iceland national team in World Cup qualifying...
...would appear KEIKO has a problem with his own kind. After starring in three Free Willy films as a youth, the photogenic killer whale lived in aquatic parks, where he became accustomed to humans. Worldwide protests against his captivity led his handlers to release him off the coast of Iceland in July. Now, however, he has turned up in Norway, seeking adoration and herring from Homo sapiens, around whom he seems most comfortable. Some Norwegian salmon fishers complained that Keiko was scaring off their catch, and one scientist suggested he be killed for his own good. Norwegian officials offered last...
...government offered generous subsidies in 1994; consequently, Japan has displaced the U.S. as the world's leading manufacturer of photovoltaics. India established a fund that has lent $1.1 billion to alternative-energy projects; the country is now the globe's fifth largest generator of wind and solar power. Iceland, which lies on a hotbed of underground volcanic activity, uses that geothermal energy to heat 90% of its buildings. The island nation is planning to use geothermal and hydroelectric power to produce large amounts of hydrogen, creating the world's first hydrogen economy...
...latest generation, ATMs are being wired to the World Wide Web. These machines can pay insurance premiums and utility bills, print cashier's checks and road maps, and sell everything from stocks to dvds. ATM users have bought tickets to a David Bowie concert in Iceland and soccer matches in Spain. Customers in Singapore can apply for a car title. In the U.S., Wells Fargo has installed 1,100 souped-up ATMs in 16 Western states that can show movie trailers and the msnbc news ticker, run streaming-video ads during transactions and spit out coupons before the customer...