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...much other than deepen the Palestinians' misery. Already crippled by the West's financial blockade against the Hamas government, the Palestinian Authority, along with U.N. offices in Gaza, must now find a way to run sanitation systems, water supplies and hospitals with nearly half the power down--in 90° heat. "I'm not sure how depriving half the population of electricity will help Shalit get released," said Alvaro de Soto, the U.N.'s chief envoy to the Middle East. "I really can't imagine what they were thinking...
Columbia disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere due to the failure of its heat shield. The shield was damaged during the initial launch by a loose fragment of foam. The space shuttle Discovery’s last mission, which was launched one year ago, also shed foam debris during its launch but landed without major complications...
...popularly deemed "third-culture kids," the girls recognize that they come from "that other world, the West" and "know its stories, its heroes and heroines." But they also realize that they are somehow different: no longer completely from either the West or the East. Having grown used to "the heat, the jungle, the loneliness," of life in Hong Kong, they are still kept at a distance and referred to as "gwaimui, white ghost girl." Greenway, herself an American who spent parts of her childhood in Hong Kong, deftly captures this dynamic, as the girls gain access to aspects of local...
...else is easy in these interesting times. Revolution seems to float in the humid air, and a minister warns the girls that "Hong Kong is facing sinister times." Bombs kill innocent civilians. The girls enter into sexual liaisons. Secret pacts are made. Borders are crossed. In Hong Kong, the heat...
WADE'S WORLD What's the secret to NBA star DWYANE WADE'S success? Eminem and McDonald's. Before games, "I always get some me time," says the Miami Heat guard who last week took home the NBA finals MVP Award after leading his team to victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Before Game 6, D-Wade says, he listened to Eminem's Lose Yourself several times. "There's a lot of words in there that get your mind right." The 24-year-old also enjoys a diet regimen not endorsed by most sports nutritionists: "I'm a Quarter Pounder, double...