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...having caved on Barbie for my firstborn, I banned the Bratz for my second, determined to draw a line somewhere, only to watch her fascination grow every time we passed the toy aisle at Target. Meanwhile, the competitive threat to Barbie did not go unnoticed by the makeover masters at Mattel. In the face of years of criticism, Nurse Barbie had turned into Doctor Barbie, Stewardess Barbie into Astronaut Barbie, with a host of multicultural friends. There was even Barbie for President 2004 in a trim red pantsuit with a Stars-and-Stripes scarf...
...wonder.” Too much work, not enough sleep, he says. And in his six years as a resident tutor in Leverett House—much of which he spent “hanging out in the dining hall”—he has seen students grow less and less concerned with their well-being while over-extending themselves more and more in their extracurriculars...
...even some leaders of Hamas--have tried to quell the unrest over the Danish cartoons out of fear of a collapse in law and order. But even if that tames the passions unleashed over the past month, there's every reason to expect the voices of Muslim discontent to grow more assertive, not less. "Before this, people believed that Muslims were sleeping and would never wake up," says Yusef Hamdan, 23, a radio engineer in the Gaza Strip. "But the cartoons prove you can provoke the Muslim nation." Having lit the fuse of liberty in the Arab world...
...success of ayurvastra would not only mean more income for Thumbod. It would also be a boon for nearby hill tribes, who could grow the plants required. India's coir industry-which produces matting and mattresses from coconut fiber-may also find a new market if weavers can be persuaded to work with coir as well as yarn. But for now, the weavers must be patient, and hope that the present trickle of buyers can be converted into steady orders. "[Ayurvastra] seems like the next logical step for us," says Satish, a weaver who has researched ayurvedic formulas...
...always possible that Thaksin could call fresh elections and seek a new mandate. Indeed, in a Feb. 9 speech to the National Economic Social Advisory Council, he sounded as if he were campaigning: "My policies have made the economy grow, I have made drug offenses drop," he said, "and I will eradicate poverty within the next three years." And if he did call a snap election, Thaksin is assured of at least one vote. Back in At Samart, Grandma Ouan tells a reporter that the cow Thaksin promised still hasn't showed up. As if on cue, a motorcycle roars...