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Even in cooperative countries, bin Laden can use national borders to stay one step ahead of investigators. "It only takes five minutes to deposit 1 million French francs in a Dutch account and another five minutes to transfer that to an account in Britain," warned a French parliamentary report on terrorist funding. But "for the judge investigating the origins and movement of that money, it will take six months to get a court warrant authorizing inspection of the account in the Netherlands, a year to get one in Britain, six months more for clearance in Switzerland--all to discover that...
...tank, which should be almost enough for a complete island tour. Two hours inland is Tetebatu, a small village on Rinjani's southern slope that offers clear views up to the volcano. Hotels are cheap and cheerful. A cut above the rest is the Hotel Soedjono, an old Dutch colonial house with rooms, plus outlying cottages, most with glorious vistas of the terraces, and a colossal pool; fax (62-376) 223-22 or call (62) 8185-44265 to book. Rates are a scarcely believable $4-$9, with breakfast. The hotel restaurant, and its nameless neighbor to the west, serve authentic...
...moments of crisis, school administrators draw up action plans--snow-emergency routes, fire-safety drills and, most recently, school-shooting lockdowns. Last week Scott Feder, principal of Dutch Neck Elementary School in Princeton Junction, N.J., installed a three-part "grieving plan" to console a kindergartner whose father never came home from work Sept. 11. There was only one problem. Though the newspaper and other students reported the man had perished, the family was still holding out hope. The young girl had been told that "Daddy's going to be home very late...
...childless couples have over what they see as preferential treatment for their child-rearing counterparts. It's a book that will surely find a ready audience in people like Tanya Lina. "Having a child is not the only way to contribute to the world," says the 34-year-old Dutch performing artist, who has lived with a man for 15 years but has elected to remain both unmarried and childless. That's not to say the traditional family is completely dead and buried. In Great Britain, for example, around 65% of people with dependent children are married...
...divorce since 1998. If parents wish to have sole custody of a child they have to file a motion to have the situation altered. "One morning, five years ago, I woke up and I knew that I was ready to have a child," says a 38-year-old Dutch career guidance consultant, who requested that her name not be used. She is recalling that moment as she sits in her spacious second-floor apartment in Amsterdam, with her young son playing nearby. There was just one problem: "I was in a very shaky relationship at the time and my partner...