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...scenic Rabat, from war-weary Beirut and Baghdad to sleepy Muscat and Manama, from landlocked Amman to seafront Algiers. Oh, and Jerusalem too. Syria, Libya and Iraq will witness the deepest transformations for the simple reason that their eccentric ideologies are the most bankrupt--and the most out of synch with their people. Their institutions are corrupt. And their economies are moribund...
Technologically, too, there are problems. About 9 min. in, the lips and speech fell out of synch. Visually, Quantum is a handsome package that's hard to see. The recommended screen size is a weeny 3 in. by 6 in., creating pictures only a philatelist could love. If the screen size is doubled, things go blurry, far below VHS or DVD quality. The miasmic visuals look duped from video. They would bring shouts of "Focus!" in a crowded theater, but at your workstation, no one can hear you scream...
...view--at least when the crime is abandonment and not murder. "I think we have to re-examine the harsh penalties we place on young, uneducated women who abandon infants," says anthropologist Helen Fisher of Rutgers University. "They were dancing to primitive, natural rhythms, and they got out of synch...
...dabbled in botany when he wasn't losing his mind or the American colonies, and Charles' father, the Duke of Edinburgh, has long supported wildlife causes. But it is Charles who has become the crusader, with a vision of Britain that may border on the romantic but is in synch with Britons alarmed by what is happening to their green and pleasant land. He has the energy and dedication to get things done. "My problem," he has said, "is that I become carried away by enthusiasm to try and improve things, and also feel very strongly that the only...
...virtual sex, come across as pretentious, thanks to lines like, "I ask of writing what I ask of desire...to move beyond death's link to false consciousness." Meanwhile, the group project Fakeshop, shown above, is a multimedia symphony of overlapping windows rhythmically popping up then disappearing onscreen in synch with a spooky sound track. Combining live performance art with videoconferencing, chat and graphics, it examines such diverse topics as biotechnology and online marketing...