Where silence was golden, pocket phones now shriek

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Personal portable telephones are becoming more popular, shattering the quiet with their unexpected ringing everywhere from restaurants to tennis matches. According to Norman Black of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, there are 5.3 million cellular phones in the US in 1991; in ten years, there are likely to be 33 million more of them. Personal portable phones are now the fastest growing segment of the cellular industry. Motorola Company has introduced a miniature portable telephone called Microtac Lite, weighing less than eight ounces. Other manufacturers have come up with pocket-size phones.

Cellular telephones, Wireless telephones, Wireless LANs, Telephone systems, Telephone System, Trends, Cellular Radio, Wireless Network

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The croc that lays the golden eggs

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Andrew Young and Clayton Mann collect crocodile eggs from the Cairns Crocodile Farm in Australia. Their work is highly dangerous but a vital part of the farm's program. The recovered eggs are washed, checked, and placed in an incubator. The temperature affects the sex of the baby, and the temperature is set to produce males because they grow faster and stronger. The young crocodiles are kept for three years and selected for skin, meat and assorted products.

Care and treatment, Eggs, Eggs (Food), Crocodiles

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Golden palms and silver handshakes

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The selection process at the Cannes Film Festival prefers independent motion pictures to Hollywood productions . Political films must have a radical political stance, or will be excluded. Two of Chinese director Zhang Yimou's films were rejected for being propaganda for the Chinese government. Epic movies from Russia and China are being exhibited.

Criticism and interpretation, Competitions, Motion pictures, Movies, Cannes Film Festival, Zhang Yimou

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