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Others see the six billion mark as a harbinger of our inevitable destruction. They point to a wide range of current problems that are the result of overpopulation, from the mundane (increased traffic congestion) to the catastrophic (the worldwide AIDS epidemic, shortages in freshwater). Watchdog groups like Zero Population Growth point out that birth rates are actually rising in many developing nations, which do not have the resources to deal with such a situation. They also contend that no matter how sharply birth rates are reduced, the world population will continue to grow for another century merely because older generations...
...didn't understand at that point," George Y. Oliver '99-'02 says. "There were two acronyms, AIDS and ARC (AIDS-related complex)... I didn't really pay attention, though...
...seems like the undergraduate health services is making a concerted effort to reach out to students at this point," he said. "There's a real strong effort here, reaching out through other student organizations...
...because military leaders likely realized that wielding the big stick could provoke rather than prevent danger in the diverse and often fractious 13,000-island archipelago. "Secessionist rumblings are stretching the army pretty thin, and they may have come to the view that claiming martial law powers at this point was a mistake," says TIME correspondent William Dowell. "Cracking down too hard right now may actually trigger more secessionist activity, and the Indonesian military has a very sophisticated approach to dealing with these things. It?s also not a monolith ? it's generals who come together in competing coalitions...
...STEELERS will just keep plowing ahead and, with any luck, no one will wake them up. It's been a nice, smooth ride so far, and Kordell is keeping a stiff upper lip, thank goodness. The Seahawks have been unimpressive up to this point, although their defense looks better than in years past. Look for Pittsburgh to take it with 6 points to spare...