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...fictional heroines at various points in American history, including Kaya, a Nez Perce tribe member in 1764, and Josefina, a Latina on hand for the opening of the Santa Fe Trail. The company also sells six novels about each of the historical dolls, which offer more depth than your basic Barbie...
...DEAN CAMPAIGN EVOKES SOME MEMORIES OF YOUR CANDIDACY IN '76. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HIS CHANCES? He seems to be doing quite well. He came down to Georgia when he was just planning the campaign and talked to me and my wife about the basic tactics of '76. On occasion, he has called me to give me a report on his campaign or to ask a question...
Sexual intercourse began/In nineteen sixty-three," Philip Larkin, the good, glum British poet famously, ironically wrote. You might argue with his date--in movies the sexual revolution came a little later--but not with his basic insight. Since then, though, under the camera's avid scrutiny, onscreen sex has become an activity restricted to movie stars who are young and buff, with the older folks left pretty much standing in the corner, all buttoned...
...improving. Zennstrom and Friiss say Skype users will be able to call anyone--non-Skype users included--in 2004. The pair plan to make the business profitable by charging for services such as call waiting, multiple lines and voice mail. More than 2.5 million copies of the basic program have been downloaded since its August release...
...burden on students. European universities desperately need more money in order to compete with the United States, which spends over 2% of its GDP - more than any other developed country - on higher education. Many of Europe's universities are run down, with overcrowded classrooms and a lack of such basic equipment as science laboratories and computers. American universities are also better at turning out students with a master's degree in six years, while in Europe it can take almost a decade. Governments realize that universities need more funds - but also know they can't provide them from budgets already...