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...world, growing to over 400 million by 2010, according to market research firm In-Stat. And Informa Telecoms & Media says there are over 2 billion mobile-phone subscribers, growing to 3 billion by 2008, many of whom will have high-speed service. Each of those are candidates to haul their home TVs around on their laptop and phone screens without having to buy pricey video packages from mobile-phone carriers. Still, detractors question whether there is much of a demand for the Slingbox beyond sports nuts. "The Slingbox will spread, but only among a die-hard technology enthusiast group that...
...Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. She says she is concerned a boycott will not help the American public embrace immigrants, but could have much the opposite effect. "We have to be critical of our actions because at the end of the day, we have a long haul...
...Japan has in recent years steadily upped the number of whales it harpoons around the Antarctic, despite repeated condemnations from the IWC. The group last year voted against the country's plans to expand its quota; Japan has done so anyway. This year its "scientific" expedition is scheduled to haul in 1,240 whales, mainly minkes, but also 100 sei whales, 10 sperm whales and 10 fin whales, all of which are endangered. That's twice as many as were taken in 2000, more than even the number hauled in by Norway, which simply ignores the moratorium. Next year Japan...
...jeeps and got out to shoot helpless birds. Real sports, aren't they? Walter Phillips Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. Ciao, Torino It is unfortunate that Canadians will remember the Torino Olympics [Feb. 27] more for the quarterfinal elimination of our men's hockey team than for our record haul of 24 Winter Olympic medals. Theo Luykenaar Burlington, Canada Learning Europe's Values I was very surprised by the Europeans' resistance to Indian tycoon Lakshmi Mittal's takeover bid for Arcelor steel [Feb. 13]. We in the East are working very hard to establish societies based on European values...
According to Mayer, the acceptance rate at HMS remained steady this year at 4.2 percent. The school remains at the top of many students’ wish lists: Mayer said that the school’s haul of 4,683 applications meant that one of every seven medical school applicants in the country applied to Harvard. Minority applications were down slightly, but both Mayer and Poussaint said that the drop was well within standard deviations...