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...altered the islands' 19th century lifestyle. Sheep farmers, the economic backbone of the islands, tend their flocks on the treeless hills, oblivious to the hubbub in Port Stanley. Says Jim Clements' secretary of the sheep-owners association: "If we didn't hear radios and see aircraft overhead, we wouldn't know the military is here." The civilian population has grown by only 4% since the war, to about...
These types of mines have a magnetometer that detects disturbances when heavy steel ships pass overhead. If the disturbance causes the magnetometer to reach a certain threshold, a jolt of electricity from a battery sets off the plastic explosive. After about six weeks, experts believe, the battery loses power and the mines become inactive. Because the mines were placed in deep channels, the explosions are unlikely to cause serious damage to ships. But those familiar with the operation say that "they will crack a seam in the ship, shake things up and knock people around." That is enough...
...construction on the new wing of the Fogg Art Museum draws to a close, an old debate is reopening whether the University should be permitted to build an overhead footbridge connecting the two buildings...
...University officials say the overhead bridge would enhance the safety of both museum visitors who would otherwise have to cross the busy Broadway intersection--as well as valuable works of art being transported from building to building...
City Councilor Alice J. Wolf said that without having heard both sides of the argument, she could not make a decision on the Fogg case. But Wolf did express concern over the city's lack of a united policy to deal with overhead bridges...