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...government. The S.S.A.'s goal?an independent homeland for the Shan, Burma's second largest ethnic group?is all but impossible to achieve. But this is still rebel country, with steep, jungle-clad mountains and plunging ravines, where for years the S.S.A. has used hit-and-run tactics to deter?but never defeat?the ill equipped and dispirited Burmese army...
...Japanese outlets would run out of beef by mid-February. Gyudon aficionados rushed the counters, and sales jumped 10% from the previous month. Now the company concedes it might buy domestic or Australian beef, even though its prices would rise. It's a risky move-but nothing will deter the true gyudon addicts, says Takuro Morinaga, a Tokyo-based economist and beef-bowl fan: "I'd gladly pay more for the Yoshinoya taste...
...others worried that the recent cold front might deter students from skating...
This weekend’s hellish snow did little to deter hardcore G&S fans, though the odd seat did remain empty. Come hopefully better weather next weekend, The Gondoliers will definitely be worth a gander...
...recruit top academics, especially in fields with a lot of private-sector competition, like law and IT," says Ivor Crewe, of the representative body Universities U.K. But Tim Yeo, the opposition Conservative Party's spokesman for education, says the debts students accrue "will become so large that they will deter some students from attending university." Both the Tories and Liberal Democrats want to use taxes to pay the education bill. But despite the widespread protests, some students agree that they should share the cost of their education. Dan Ashley, a spokesman for the National Union of Students, says he objects...