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...where the military keeps a secret electronic-listening post. Sparsely populated and almost impossible to reach in normal times, the islands are home to some of the world's last Stone Age tribes--five groups, with populations of 30 to 250, of Pygmy Africans and Mongol hunter-gatherers who stalk wild pig in the rain forest with bows and arrows. They were believed to have been wiped out by the tsunami, until a relief helicopter attempting to assess the damage was fired on by tribesmen shooting poison arrows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Race Against Time | 1/9/2005 | See Source »

Dartboard has no qualms letting the world know that she loves thefacebook.com. And her reasons are plenty. Sure, she loves that she can silently stalk those around her without worry that she might be doomed to humiliation if caught. Of course, she’s delighted herself endlessly, perusing people’s ridiculous picture choices, chuckling over inane “Favorites” and generally making fun of people in ways that are less-than-savory. But, there are more substantive reasons...

Author: By The Editors, | Title: Dartboard | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

WILDLIFE Seals rest and give birth on sea ice; polar bears use it to stalk seals. Loss of ice will threaten both. On land, disruption of nesting areas could reduce populations of some migratory birds by as much as 50% by the year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meltdown! | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

...teaching people how to better husband their flocks in cat country. The methods are simple and inexpensive. His organization provides goatherds with 4-in.-by-4-in. wire mesh and poles over which it can be hung to keep the snow leopards out of goat pens. The cats may stalk goats by day while they are grazing, but then the leopards kill only once, which is less financially ruinous than multiple mayhem at night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nowhere To Roam | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

...know...” game than beirut or flipcup. The creators of thefacebook.com have capitalized on this fetish for making connections. Now we have a way to form bonds in writing for the whole student body (and even those in schools across the country) to see and subsequently stalk...

Author: By Hana R. Alberts, | Title: Six Degrees of Separation | 7/16/2004 | See Source »

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