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Such fears have prompted 10 states, beginning with California in 2004, to pass laws obliging automakers to tell buyers if their vehicles have recorders; the laws also restrict the downloading of data without car owners' consent. Eleven other states are considering similar legislation...
...various lies that actors tell--there are no small parts, it's a privilege just to be nominated, working with Woody is a dream come true--there's one that Samuel L. Jackson simply cannot abide. "Everybody thinks it's cool to say 'I hate watching myself onscreen,'" says Jackson. "Well, that's b_______. We're in a narcissistic business. Everybody likes watching themselves." Jackson, 57, proudly sees every one of his movies in a theater with paying customers. If he's channel surfing and spots an old performance, he puts down the remote. "Even during my theater years...
...Perlmutter, who had bought control of the distressed outfit the previous year, hired as CEO Peter Cuneo, who had turned around such companies as Remington, Clairol and Black & Decker. Under the duo's guidance, Marvel slowly transformed itself into a conservative but lucrative licensing business. "I always tell people that when you come out of bankruptcy, it's like chemotherapy. You may be cured of cancer, but you're still very weak," says Cuneo, now a Marvel vice chairman. "But then along came Spider...
...Such wild antics are a thing of the past, says Arneth, and you can tell he doesn't think much of what passes for progress. It's the same with the 35-year-old ban on crocodile hunting, which he says has outlived its usefulness. "Now there are heaps of crocodiles in the rivers," says Arneth. (Northern Australia has an estimated 70,000 saltwater crocodiles.) "They have lost all fear. They come up and have a look at you. There are 18-footers out there...
...Kalbarri National Park, cut by the gorges of the Murchison River, borders the North West Coastal Highway. It contains more than 800 wildflower species, but they're not screaming out to the motorist flashing by at the 110-km/h limit. "We tell people, Stop the car, get out, walk into the bush and you'll be amazed at what you find," says Rae Edwards, owner of the Kalbarri Wildflower Centre. A big part of her job is teaching people how to look. "If you see a bird or bee on a bush, it's a clue there are flowers...