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...nearly every speech he talked about putting his hand on the Bible and told voters he didn't need polls to know what to do, so help him God. And yet campaign promises are not the only reason--nor the most important reason--that moral certitude plays such a crucial role in Bush's decisions overseas. He came to office largely ignorant of foreign affairs. His team split immediately--and deeply--after his Inauguration into two fiercely divided camps, and is already scarred by the pitched battles between the conservative wing, led by Vice President Dick Cheney, and the pragmatists...
People may one day look back and wonder why mobile phones and PDAs were ever separate. It's sensible to have your contacts list, diary and other crucial personal data stored in the one item you never leave home without?your cell phone. In recognition of the obvious, hybrid phone-PDAs such as Handspring's Treo began arriving in Asia this year. Now the xda, a versatile combo from British company mm02?a wireless spin-off from BT?may move the multipurpose devices closer to the mainstream...
...surprisingly, given all this, VCs are finding it almost impossible to raise new money. And that means "a lot of new companies are having trouble getting funded," says Dick Rempt, who, with Heise co-founded SecondWind Venture Capital Recovery in Amsterdam. "Venture capital is really crucial to innovation, so it is in the interest not only of the venture capitalists and their investors but also of the tech sector as a whole that this be resolved...
...Musharraf said his county’s support has been crucial in America’s war efforts...
...alienate inhabitants from their surroundings. "There are psychological benefits in feeling sun in winter, shade in summer--knowing seasons and feeling real air," he says. In adjusting their shelter to the season or day or weather, people are coaxed into understanding and working with nature. It's a relationship crucial to preservation of all species. --By Belinda Luscombe