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...host of other ways. But this much vaunted technology is still years away from nationwide operation. For now, most cable customers must settle for 40 or 50 channels of traditional programming, technology that in many older systems badly needs upgrading -- and, in many cases, an annoying busy signal when they call their local cable company for service...
People who use their hands for a living should be on the alert for pain, numbness and other unusual sensations. These symptoms may signal the onset of RSI. If they persist, see a doctor who specializes in such injuries. Meanwhile, here are some tips for preventing RSI or, if it's too late for that, for keeping its symptoms in check...
...clarify that their Aug. 31 cease-fire was indeed permanent -- a stance that was widely viewed as unnecessarily obstinate and taken to placate pro-British loyalists. When the IRA's chief antagonists, the Ulster Loyalists, followed up with a similar declaration on Oct. 13, "that gave Major the signal that he could go ahead," says TIME London reporter Helen Gibson. Major also lifted a ban on Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams' visiting Britain and said all border crossings with the Republic of Ireland will be opened...
...conservative architect of German reunification succeeded in edging out the rival Social Democrats by just 10 seats, down from a comfortable 134-seat margin in the last round of voting four years ago. Says Van Voorst: the election was less a rebuke to Kohl's policies than a signal that voters felt he'd hogged center stage too long...
Queen Elizabeth II, clad in full-length fur and trademark pillbox hat, landed at Moscow's airport for the first-ever Russian visit by a reigning British monarch. The trip, proposed by Russian President Boris Yeltsin during a recent stay at Buckingham Palace, was widely billed as a signal that cold war tensions between the two nations are over. While the Queen -- still, technically, Britain's head of state -- won't be penning any treaties or declarations, TIME London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand says the Pope-style stopover matters: "She doesn't say anything political, but the fact is, where...