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...Hollywood that U.S. viewers will not see features producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who created such blockbusters as Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun. Paramount Pictures, where the duo worked until last fall, refused to grant permission to air clips from their movies -- clips that constitute a hefty portion of the episode. The studio claims it was acceding to Simpson and Bruckheimer's demand; they deny it. Producer Nicolas Kent says he is "mystified" at why the pair would be unhappy with the show and is appalled at Paramount's position. Says he of the studio: "What they...
...tumbleweed blowing along an abandoned Strip. San Diego could turn into a very thirsty place should something go wrong with the river: almost 70% of the water its citizens use every day is piped in from the Colorado. And what of California's Imperial Valley, which grows a major portion of the nation's vegetables? Goodbye Colorado River, hello cactus and mesquite...
Even the possibility that the 1922 compact might be revised raises hackles in all seven states. Already, fierce controversies over the Colorado are swirling in courts and legislatures. When there is no longer enough of a vital resource to go around, who is entitled to what portion and why? Says California Congressman George Miller: "The heart of the West is water. It's about winners and losers, the future and the past. It's about economics. It will be the most important commodity in dictating the future. It's the most serious confrontation that the West has engaged...
...battle over the Colorado's waters has grown even more frenzied because of the five-year drought. So far, California has been able to cope with water % shortages, which have been exacerbated even further by its booming population, by siphoning off the unused portion of the Upper Basin states' allocation from the river and encouraging conservation...
...result: the "eating-right pyramid." While the new guide keeps the basic four food groups, it dramatically shifts the dietary balance. Cereals and grains, fruits and vegetables are stressed by being placed in the broad lower area of the pyramid; meat and dairy products occupy a narrower upper portion; and fats and sweets are consigned to the "use sparingly...