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...NATURAL FROM THE BOTTOM UP Paper or plastic bag? Cloth or disposable diaper? That kind of question plagues would-be environmentalists. Hempers, a hemp/cotton diaper, adds a twist. Hemp lasts longer than cotton, requires no pesticides and softens in the wash...
...horse through high country, driving thousands of head of cattle, eating from the chuck wagon, sleeping under a starry sky and, yes, wearing those terrific clothes--chaps, and boots with spurs--every day? Sure, quitting your day job and becoming a full-time cowboy is probably out of the question. But it is possible to try your hand at tossing a perfectly circled rope through the air over the head of a 1,000-lb. cow. At the Cowboy School, based in Pearce, Ariz., Bob King teaches novice cowboys (O.K., cowpersons) old-time roping techniques, plus how to handle cattle...
...admits it's not easy for a business to be green. "But part of the process of life is to question how you live it. Nobody takes the time to do things right. Look at those guys." He indicates three boats that have appeared on the river. Two fishermen sit on raised chairs at the bow and stern of each boat. A guide sits in the middle and rows. "They won't catch a thing," says Chouinard, "because they're dry casting. Besides, you don't need a boat to fish this goddamn river. All summer I haven't seen...
...drawing surprising inferences about the composition of Eugenia itself. Most asteroids are thought to be about three times as dense as water, but Eugenia is barely 20% denser, suggesting it either is made of loosely packed rubble or is rich in ordinary ice. Further analysis could help settle the question, and more discoveries of more moonlets could shed similar light on Eugenia's asteroid-belt sisters...
...self-image: A family making $18,000 this year could be pushed under the line if a higher threshold is established. This means millions more families suddenly become "poor," and, as a result, the country?s widely accepted affluence and the shrinking of its poor population are called into question. The future of the Census Bureau?s investigation may depend primarily on semantics. "The Census Bureau is asking ?What is poor today??" says TIME senior writer Adam Cohen. "This is a qualitative shift; we live in a different society now than we did during the Johnson administration. Today, a ?normal...