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...dismiss, as many commentators did, the bloody curse as a desperate act by uneducated farmers. But in Thailand, despite modern commuter Skytrains, gleaming new international airports, and a populace with a passion for the latest IT gadgets, members of all classes regularly pay deference to the supernatural. From hit men getting tattoos they believe will repel bullets, to aristocratic ladies trading stocks on the advice of astrologers, and ministers who pay tens of thousands of dollars for amulets they believe will ward off evil, the unseen is a serious, and potentially lucrative, business...
...Cambodian occult practices may be useful for Abhisit. Because of Thailand's conflict with Cambodia over an ancient border temple, the current PM has also been cursed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who proclaimed last year, "Let magic objects break your neck, may you be shot, be hit by a car, may you be shocked by electricity or [ may you be shot] by misfired guns...
...University of California, San Diego, and a former adviser to the Mexican government. But Mexico has paid a price for focusing so much on its relationship with Washington. It sends an inordinate 80% of its exports to the U.S., for example. As a result, it has been hit by the recession harder than many other Latin American countries...
Hanzlik was perfect from the second inning until the ninth, when he hit freshman pinch hitter Kyle Larrow with a pitch...
Most of his offensive barrage came in the first half as the Crimson established its lead. Webster spotted up and hit a trio of treys all from nearly the same spot deep in the left corner...