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...done in just six hours. At the township of North Shields, where teacher Helen Castle was killed, residents jumped into the sea to escape the flames. "We had very experienced fire fighters out there, and the rate of spread of this fire was beyond their comprehension." As it gathered speed, hundreds of fire-fighters and locals risked their lives trying to stop it. It quickly became an impossible task, says Ferguson: "A fire like that is a force of nature that cannot be stopped...
Until last week, Steve Jobs was not known for going after budget-conscious shoppers. Instead, $3,000 CPUs and $600 iPods were more the Apple CEO's speed. But after his company's strong holiday sales and the quadrupling of its first-quarter profits from the year before, Jobs can afford to be generous. As of next week you will be able to buy an entry-level Mac for $500 and a scaled-down iPod for $99. The new iPod is no heftier than a pack of gum, while the Mini Mac is smaller than your average Harry Potter hardcover...
...necessarily, because PCCW (which is in talks with the parent of China's second largest fixed-line operator) has advantages other carriers lack. For one thing, Hong Kong is one of the world's most densely populated cities, so it's relatively inexpensive to reach everyone with high-speed connections. Besides, PCCW?which won't say if its TV service is profitable?did not have to spend heavily to upgrade its network for two-way TV. That's because NOW Broadband runs over an Internet and interactive TV infrastructure mostly built by Hong Kong Telecom in the 1990s. PCCW also...
Luckily for stressed students, relaxing procrastination methods are not hard to find at Harvard—especially with high-speed internet...
Practices focused on improving team conditioning and speed...