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...another lazy day in this university town in the mountains southeast of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and hundreds of kids are lolling around the ubiquitous Internet cafes. In one popular "warnet," as these hangouts are known, a pack of high schoolers is waging a ferocious online battle against a gang of digital thugs, while another gaggle of teenagers gleefully downloads Japanese porn. Off in the corner, Sweetnurse and his friends are also busy online, but they will have much more to show for their efforts. "What would you like to buy today?" inquires Sweetnurse, a twentyish musician who asks...
...that Trippi is a convert. (One Edwards staffer said that Trippi was simply showing support for the "change gang.") And, it's true, the Edwards campaign is alive and well in Iowa. Privately, rival campaigns concede that Edwards would probably win if the caucuses were held, say, tonight. Says one organizer, "His supporters are largely previous caucus-goers; you don't have to convince them very hard to go again. Everyone else is going to need all the convincing we can manage in the next month and a half." The excitement generated by Obama's fiery but disciplined speech...
...partiers who are almost heartbreakingly carefree. I guess that’s what happens when you don’t have to stress about dental bills or airport security. Mussy and adorable frontman Luke Lalonde leads the room in a hyperactive, sing-along dance sequence and then the whole gang tries to eat floating origami hummingbirds. Who could ask for more? For us Americans, this is probably what heaven is like. For our lucky Canadian neighbors however, it’s probably just another Tuesday night. —Nayeli E. Rodriguez
...lives. When Oprah Winfrey spoke of her childhood sexual abuse, she became a goddess in a society convinced that it's good to talk. While thousands of courageous Muslims regularly speak out on taboo subjects, the reception is often not so warm. Five years ago, Mukhtar Mai, a Pakistani gang-rape victim, defied tribal custom by taking her rapists to court. In the West, she won plaudits and prizes, but in Pakistan, her legal struggle against her accused rapists continues, and she has been widely denounced as having shamed her country abroad...
...evidence that 454 bodies had been abandoned in Nairobi's mortuaries. Others, he said, were found in towns further afield or simply dumped in forests. Eric Kiraithe, spokesman for Kenya Police, denied the allegations. He claimed many of the bodies were victims of traffic accidents or gang warfare. "Who was there to say the victims were shot from behind and the bullets exited in front? These are reports aimed at maligning the force and individuals," he said...