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...hatred of their neighboring nation. And for the nations' leaders, India's Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his New Delhi bungalow and Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf in his Rawalpindi villa, central air conditioning may have alleviated the high temperatures, but both men were scorched in the searing glare of the showdown, the Pakistani especially. As the world and, more importantly for Musharraf's political future, his countrymen take his measure, his handling of this latest Kashmir crisis could be a defining moment. Pakistan's general turned dictator now finds himself on the hottest seat...
...stars. When she announced her London stage debut in David Williamson's Up for Grabs, the entire 10-week run sold out within days. With a reported personal fortune of more than $275 million, she transcends performers' usual financial insecurities, and yet with her iconic status comes the intense glare of public attention. Madonna, immensely successful as a singer, has never won respect as an actress - her 1988 Broadway stage appearance in David Mamet's Speed the Plow caused New York magazine's John Simon to grumble that "she could afford to pay for a few acting lessons." Her most...
...used to take to Yankees games. Now, over dinner, just as he had once told them he was gay, he made another sudden declaration: "I told them, 'I want you to know, I never touched your children.'" They looked at him like he was crazy. But in the glare of the spotlight, he says, he is guilty until proved innocent...
...gauges the speed and distance of oncoming traffic, which can help older drivers safely make a left-hand turn--the most common cause of crashes for the elderly. The emergency-alert system beeps when a car drifts from its lane. A vision-enhancement screen on the windshield helps reduce glare from the halo effect of approaching lights...
Some modifications, including glare reduction, are already available in higher-end vehicles, but until they can be installed in all cars, driver-rehabilitation specialists say, older people can institute these simple changes to make driving safer...