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...knowing the significance of Y6B and doing something about it are two very different things. The widespread effects of the population increase have not yet begun to impress upon industrial nations; in fact, many of those nations feel they have "done their part" by reducing birth rates within their borders. What is often overlooked, however, is the environmental toll that modernized nations exact. Societal trends towards superconsumption ensure that one American middle-class child will use more natural resources in his or her lifetime than a family of eight living in Somalia...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: 6,000,000,001: A Population Odyssey | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...solicit special interest, but not so rare that it ever slips one's mind. The Superbowl, the NBA finals, and the World Series occur annually: there's always next year. Golfers, however, must wait two long years for another chance. And while the quadrennial Olympics are too remote to impress itself upon one's mind, golfers begin to compete for slots on the next Ryder Cup team as soon as one Ryder Cup ends...

Author: By Thomas B. Cotton, | Title: Editorial Notebook: All Glory to the Golfers | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

With Kollar expected to be out until the Cornell game in two weeks, Svicarovich will have at least one more start to continue to impress...

Author: By Bryan Lee, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Wilford Shows He Has Strong Legs, Too | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

Bundles says that whether she identifies herself as a Harvard or a Radcliffe graduate is often a strategic calculation: Harvard when she wants to impress and establish credentials, Radcliffe for opening avenues of discussion...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Keeping the Maiden Name | 9/17/1999 | See Source »

...Robl, who will split the sales proceeds with Amazon. The movie was shot over 20 days in New York using mostly borrowed equipment. Sokolow and Lobl, who paid for the film to be recorded onto vhs cassettes, need to make $100,000 just to pay back investors. "I cannot impress upon you," says Sokolow, "how poor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amazon Goes To the Movies | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

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