The radical do-gooder: Ted Turner reminisces on his friend and fellow saver of the world

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Billionaire media baron Turner recalls his admiration for McTaggart, the firebrand activist who led Greenpeace for many years. McTaggart was renowned for his energy and the fearlessness with which he confronted threats to the environment, at the risk of his personal safety.

Officials and employees, Interview, Environmentalists, Environmental activists, Turner, Ted, Capitalists and financiers, McTaggart, David Fraser, Greenpeace Foundation

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Camera obscura: is that point-and-shoot a terrorist's best friend?

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Various US agencies regulate the export of a wide range of consumer products that can have military/terrorist applications, including: the Kodak Max Sport disposable underwater camera, inflatable boats, and the night-vision device on new 2001 Cadillac DeVilles.

Laws, regulations and rules, Column, Humor and anecdotes, Military policy, Export controls, Technology transfer

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How to dump a friend

Article Abstract:

Advice is presented on ways to maintain and manage personal relationships with specific instructions on letting go of those which simply encumber and become tedious.

Analysis, Management, Interpersonal relations, Friendship

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