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...Originally intended for use in private home and office networks, Wi-Fi (which stands for wireless fidelity) isn't as sophisticated as 3G cellular. The small, stand-alone Wi-Fi transmitters that pass information between computers and the Internet have a range of about 90 m; you can't roam far from a base station without losing the connection. But blazing speed?data zips along at 11 megabits per second, more than five times faster than the transfer rate of planned 3G systems?makes Wi-Fi a practical way for commuters to download their e-mail while waiting...
...want their country to be compared with Afghanistan. But some are learning that if they pledge to move against terrorists operating in their territory, the U.S. will give them money, weapons and military training. No wonder Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called the island where Abu Sayyaf terrorists roam her "little Afghanistan." George W. Bush has made it clear that the U.S. will follow al-Qaeda wherever it goes. Now Americans are tracking suspects in the Philippines, Yemen and Georgia...
Even preserves with no baited killings and lots of room to roam may be less of a square deal than they seem. "If a ranch advertises itself as having 3,500 acres, you need to know if that space is open or broken down into pens and whether there's protective cover or the ground is clear," says Richard Farinato, director of the Humane Society's captive-wildlife protection program...
...mute during the public assault, mayhem and murder. The guardians of the law handed selected areas for an average of two days to the lawless of their preference, while some group of Indians paid an indescribable price in blood. For these mass lynchings have an almost celebratory air. Mobs roam the street as if on some gruesome holiday during which they have been released from all the codes of humanity, chatting as they roam, roaring as they kill. Fire and sword is not a metaphor in my India...
...represented by the Science Center and the distant and alluring Quad is Frontierland. The fake brick and simulated history of Liberty Square makes way for the real and dangerously uneven brick sidewalks of truly historical Cambridge. Street entertainment at Disney World abounds, as familiar characters and jovial musicians roam the parks. Harvard Square characters include mysterious brides and punk Pit People; musicians include Beatles cover bands and wandering a cappella groups. (Auditions and applications for such Harvard groups are as demanding and highly selective as Disney performer auditions...