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Dropping a brick: land in the west

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Real estate developer Tom Chapman is challenging US policies on national wilderness areas by creating subdivisions on a 160-acre tract in Colorado's West Elk Wilderness. The case may cause the Supreme Court and Forest Service to redefine the 'wilderness' designation.

Laws, regulations and rules, Colorado, Land use, Wilderness areas, Land tenure, Inholdings

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Peace comes dropping slow

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The cease fire has continued for six months in Northern Ireland, but no one believes that the two opposing terrorist groups have ceased to exist. Meanwhile, the government disapproved of Pres Clinton's action in inviting Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein to the White House.

Northern Ireland, Armistices

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Dropping out: microtechnology

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Ain Sonin is developing a process that will allow a computer to 'print' a solid three dimensional object in metal. He has only advanced to manufacturing engineering components out of wax, but others are experimenting with metal already.

Innovations, Computer-aided design, Computer aided design, Solid models, Solids modeling

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