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...been monitoring tiger movements with the CHAT (Communicating History Acoustic Transponder) tag. Implanted in belly walls to log the shark's position and depth, the CHAT tags upload their information to underwater receivers, usually placed in shallow bays, which are retrieved every three weeks. "We know they don't stake out declared territories. They are inter-island travelers," says Holland...
...culture war. If no cab swerves in to pick me up, America is still a racist country, and the entire superstructure of contemporary liberalism is bolstered. If I catch a ride, conservatives can breath easier. So, as I raise my hand and step from the curb, much is at stake...
...hiatus in Texas and roll out elsewhere in the West. The company won't say where, but the Bay Area seems a soft touch in the wake of Webvan. The British firm Tesco, whose two-year-old delivery website is already breaking even in Britain, just took a 35% stake in GroceryWorks. com and will supply the in-store technology...
...Still, Koizumi's critics and supporters both agree on one thing: to lurch out of its coma, Japan needs to tackle its irretrievable bank loans. Estimates vary wildly on just how much is at stake: of $3.8 trillion in total loans, banks may have to kiss goodbye to anything from $250 billion to $1.2 trillion. "To wipe out the debt," Koizumi said recently, "we must be firm...
...Battle for Montedison MONTEDISON: A Milan-based conglomerate (2000 revenue: $12 billion) with holdings in energy, agriculture, engineering, and chemicals. Among Montedison's key holdings is a majority stake in power producer Edison. MEDIOBANCA: Besides its position as Italy's largest merchant bank, Mediobanca also holds stakes in the giant insurer Generali and the media and fashion group HdP. Until Italenergia came along, its 15% ownership of Montedison made it the controlling shareholder. FIAT: Although best known as a carmaker, Fiat has subsidiaries in aviation, insurance, and publishing. It owns over 10% of HdP. It has teamed up with state...