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...expert surfers and novices alike, Noosa?s waves beckon irresistibly. Sunshine Corner offers the most consistent waves throughout the year, while the waves at Boiling Point and Tea Tree are formidable to behold, luring more experienced surfers. Meanwhile, Noosa?s reputation as a culinary mecca is another draw?its restaurants are awash with upscale visitors from Sydney and Melbourne, particularly in the high season when the chattering upper classes of Australia?s largest cities seem to relocate north en masse. Whether it?s Mediterranean-influenced cuisine on the seafront terrace of Bistro C or outstanding seafood at the ?ber-trendy...
...implanted defibrillator--a miniature version of the electric paddles that appear regularly on ER--can shock a racing heart back to a healthy rhythm. But every few months, doctors must check to see if it is operating correctly. This used to mean a visit to a heart-rhythm expert. Now, with Medtronic's dial-up technology, a virtual checkup takes 15 minutes or less. The company expects similar technology to be available for pacemakers--devices that speed up a sluggish heart--by early next year. --By Janice M. Horowitz
Kerry wants the government to help pay for catastrophic health-insurance claims (those in excess of $50,000 a person). These represent only 0.4% of all claims but 20% of all health-insurance payouts. Ken Thorpe, a health-policy expert at Emory University, says such a plan would allow insurers to reduce current health-care premiums 10% across the board. Kerry would also provide tax subsidies for those who don't have health insurance, as would several other Democratic presidential candidates. He would pay for the expanded coverage by rescinding the upper-bracket Bush tax cuts, as would the others...
...suspected: that JI and al-Qaeda have fanned out from their traditional bases, taking root in countries with lax border controls and little enthusiasm for antiterror campaigns. Terrorists "are like water flowing down a mountain, always taking the path of least resistance," says Zachary Abuza, a Southeast Asia terrorism expert. A regional intelligence official told TIME the existence of cells in Cambodia and Thailand demonstrates that the war on terror is far from won. "After the crackdowns in Malaysia and Singapore, they all moved north," he says...
...hasn't fully closed yet. Police continue to hunt for at least two other Thai suspected members of the cell, including Samarn Wae-kaji, believed by police to be an expert bomb builder who honed his skills under Arifin, who is a graduate of a terror training camp in the Philippines. "Don't worry, we'll catch him," says Major General Chumpon Manmai, Thailand's special branch police commissioner. The notion that there are terrorists in Thailand for him to catch is not so ridiculous anymore...