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...AWARDED. THE MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGY PRIZE, to British scientist TIM BERNERS-LEE, 49, who conceived of?but never patented?the idea for the World Wide Web; in Helsinki. He is the first recipient of the $1.2 million prize, given for outstanding technological achievements that raise the quality of life...
...fighting over a gorilla who has been taught to speak in sign language, it did just about everything it could to offend everyone (casting a black man, Andre DeShields, as the ape; staging an interspecies sex scene that ranks as one of the bad taste highlights of the new millennium). And, predictably, the critics hooted it out of town. But Mark Medoff?s play had some ideas, it packed a lot into its speedy 100 minutes, and I give it points for nerve...
...Annan’s influence on international events extends far beyond peacekeeping. His 2000 Millennium Report outlined a wide range of commitments, which he called on member states to undertake jointly. And in such initiatives as the 1999 “Global Compact” and the 2001 “Call to Action,” he has personally spearheaded plans for action against such challenges of growing magnitude as globalization and HIV/AIDS. Annan’s tireless dedication to promoting international collaboration and adapting the U.N.’s work to the ever-evolving catalog of world...
Consider as a final instructive example a highly controversial portion of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which added to the copyright code (Chapter 12, section 1201) protection against the “circumvention of a technical measure” put in place to control access to copyrighted works. It is perfectly legal and not very difficult to manufacture a set of master keys that will allow you to open just about any deadbolt lock ever built, and it is evident that once you’ve purchased your house, if you’d like to pick...
...protected conservation areas from 1.7 million hectares to 6 million hectares over the next five years. The RBG is mapping the island's flora to help the government identify the best sites for 11 new reserves. It has also included Madagascar as one of the regions covered by its Millennium Seed Bank Project, which aims to conserve seeds from 1,000 Malagasy species over the next 10 years. The other lifeline for Madagascar's flora - RBG's newly launched Threatened Plants of Madagascar Project - has singled out orchids, palms and succulents for special conservation efforts. Rare orchids - Madagascar boasts over...