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...course, the vast majority of Americans do not condone hate crimes. All over the country, people of all religious beliefs and walks of life have come together to denounce the backlash. Nevertheless, as much as some people are preaching “tolerance” and denouncing crimes of hate, the vast majority of Americans still seem unaware that Muslim-Americans and Arab-Americans abhor terrorism as much as anybody...
Manufacturers hoping to boost a sagging PC market are racing to equip computers for wireless networking. "It's considered something of vast importance, given the economic slowdown," says International Data Corp. (IDC) analyst Jason Smolek. Compaq, Gateway and Dell are all selling computers with built-in wireless networking capabilities. IBM launched a top-line Wi-Fi equipped laptop named ThinkPad T23 in late July that offers enhanced security features. Apple, which virtually pioneered wireless home networking when it launched AirPort in 1999, is ahead of the pack. All its computers have been WLAN-ready since then...
...Long Bay (the name means "where the dragon descends into the sea") is vast, and once on the waves, it's possible to leave the pollution behind. For a few dollars you can hire a boat with crew from Cat Ba Island (see Hot Spot ) for a day's cruise around some of the 1,969 islands, with lunch on board and the chance to swim in one of the less greasy stretches. Or better still, escape the day-trip detritus altogether and arrange a few days on a luxury live-aboard junk complete with kayaks on which to paddle...
...archaeologists' radar has already located the remains of other structures, part of a vast temple complex covering more than 6 hectares. In addition to a thicket of buildings on either side of the hall, the radar has spotted a water well and what appears to be a grand causeway linking Mahram Bilqis with the ancient citadel of Marib, which rises above the desert about five km to the north. A separate team from the German Archaeological Institute, meanwhile, has uncovered dozens of multistory mausoleums in a cemetery area southwest of the oval enclosure. "We have excavated less than...
...would have seen it. The main entrance is marked by the remains of a portico - eight limestone pillars, today half submerged in the sand - that stands in front of a peristyle hall whose high masonry walls are inset with false windows. This entrance hall in turn opens onto a vast ovoid, some 90m across, that formed the sanctuary itself. The ovoid is enclosed by a thick, curving wall of limestone blocks covered with inscriptions, some of which are more than 12m long. The afsm team believes the remains of the wall, along with additional inscriptions, extend more than 9m beneath...