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...intent to take a more active hand with management. Murdoch might find that interesting. He also might find himself with a like-minded partner. Alwaleed is a global thinker, and in the media business, nobody is more global than Murdoch. The prince apparently hopes that entrenching himself in high-tech media-related outfits may help make him a king of communications in the Middle East--or, in due course, an emperor like Murdoch. Says Alwaleed: "I want to concentrate on communications, technology, entertainment and news. This is the future. News Corp. is the only truly global news and entertainment company...
...trying for centuries to improve on nature's way of perpetuating the human species. The first successful artificial insemination took place during the presidency of George Washington. And since 1978, when the world's first test-tube baby was born, researchers have assembled a battery of medicines and high-tech procedures that have utterly transformed the treatment of infertility. More than 33,000 babies have been born in the U.S. thanks to in-vitro (literally, "in glass") fertilization, or IVF--nearly 7,000 in 1994 alone, the most recent year for which numbers are available...
Maryland also brings height and a deep-shooting threat into the contest. Five of the Terrapins are over 6'2", including 6'8" sophomore center Branka Bogunovic. Bogunovic is coming off of a career-high 16-point performance in the Terps' 74-42 throttling of Georgia Tech last Friday...
...tech revolution that has been remaking corporate America is coming home. This holiday season promises a collection of wired gadgets that add information-age efficiency to the most mundane domestic tasks. What's triggered the revolution? A generation of microprocessors small and brainy enough to bring PC power to the dumbest of appliances. Everything from computerized breadmakers to automated lawn mowers suggests that good housekeeping now requires at least two AA batteries (or a very long cord). Result: a simpler, smarter 21st century home. On the following pages, you'll find a TIME survey of the essential accoutrements for this...
...million in sales for gardening-supply giant Smith & Hawken are clear signs that getting dirty is a full-fledged American fad. Couple that with our perpetual scramble for the latest and greatest techno gadget, and that means the more green technology, the better--everything from automated tractors to high-tech barbecue grills. After all, for aficionados, life outdoors is much more than just keeping lawns in shape and boxwoods trimmed...