To the Brink of Extinction Mountain Gorillas Face Threats
The peace-loving mountain gorilla is pushed to extinction by human expansion and civil wars. Habitat is mountain forests where all wild gorillas reside in Rwanda Zaire and Uganda. About 650 live in the wild with life expectancy from 50 to 95 years.
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New York Times News Service
Daily behavior and social life of gorillas
The text outlines a typical day for gorillas including diet of shisties nettles and wild celery Soma grabs and snails. It describes travel on knuckles and occasional bipedal movement. Grooming bonds establish hierarchy with a female grooming the dominant male. At night nests are built from vegetation with young in adult nests. A silverback guards the group and may charge defend or fight if threatened. Encounters between groups show females and youths playing while group transfer and rival silverbacks vie for females.
McLuhan ideas on hot and cold media in digital age
The piece surveys Marshall McLuhan's hot versus cool media distinction and applies it to the Internet and talk radio. It notes the Internet as both hot and cool, and suggests media blends offer high definition content with participatory engagement, shaping a global village. It contrasts media effects with social dynamics and notes addiction risks.
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Marshall McLuhan
Wired Magazine
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Skeleton of lord of the sun unearthed in Copan tomb
In Honduras the Mayan Kinich Ah Pop, second Copan king, is believed buried in Margarita Tomb at Copan Archaeological Park. Jade offerings surround remains. Dynasty lasted about a millennium before vanishing. Hieroglyphics honor Kinich as lord of the sun, lake, and Copan.
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Sniper-hunting LifeGuard rover eyed by Livermore lab
San Francisco report notes LifeGuard, a compact Livermore Lab device linked to a TV camera, rapidly tracks bullet trajectories to locate firing points. Conference showcases aim to reassure taxpayers on lab value despite Cold War fade.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lab
Soviet Union
San Francisco Examiner
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