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There are two main positions in rugby, backs and forwards. Forwards are roughly like linemen in football, while backs are the speedier types...
...clue? The creators of NCSA Mosaic at the University of Illinois provided the map -- and the compass -- for anyone who can point and click a mouse. The Mosaic team then went private. Its latest, improved version, called Netscape, has quickly become the navigator of choice for dedicated Net surfers. Speedier and more responsive (users love the big red Stop button), it can also be used to order goods from many budding online shopping centers...
Some businessmen have found the changes welcome. "Everything is much speedier," said Mario Sivieri, who runs a horse-transport business from Milan. Twelve hours has been shaved off the time it takes to ship a breeding mare from Italy to Ireland and back, saving $700 on the round trip. A dozen export-import forms were eliminated, and veterinary checks now take place only at the destination. As for Sivieri trucker Carlo Boldrini, who used to spend nights in the horse trailer when frontier posts closed for the day, "stress is reduced...
...state has to re- establish its authority by deploying the full force of the law against those who commit or condone violent acts. That will require training and motivating the demoralized and ill-equipped eastern police forces, and taking action against officials who seem to sympathize with thugs. Speedier justice and stiffer sentences are also needed. It took until September of this year to conclude a trial for a hate crime -- the killing of an Angolan man -- that took place in November 1990. None of the defendants were sentenced to more than four years' imprisonment...
...Pentagon's new approach will be a sharply reduced American "forward deployment" in Europe and the Pacific, backed by a strong, mobile capability stationed in the U.S. The Army would be reduced from 28 divisions to 20, supported by increased, speedier airlift and sea-lift capacity, and including a quick-reaction Contingency Force consisting of the XVIII Airborne Corps reinforced with two armored divisions. The Pentagon would also proceed with its plans to close 225 military bases around the world and to tighten its procurement policies. All told, the current force of 2.1 million active-duty personnel would be reduced...