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FLUSHING OUT HISTORY Bare-bottomed squatters beside railway lines are many tourists' first?and sometimes lasting?impression of India. Even Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul, revolted upon visiting his ancestral homeland, once raged that "Indians defecate everywhere ... they never look for cover." It is therefore a bit surprising to find in New Delhi the world's only museum dedicated to the history of the toilet. But then this is a small museum with a big mission, as the sign opposite the entrance reading OPEN DEFECATION?SOCIAL CURSE can attest...
...methods, organizational structure and domain of operations. Far from being only a reflective study on what could have prevented last year’s terrorist attacks, the panel’s chief purpose will be to develop proactive policy recommendations to bolster the efficacy of the new Department of Homeland Security...
...much as anyone is. While he got lukewarm reviews for running the White House's Homeland Security office--the much ridiculed color-coded alert system was his most famous achievement--Ridge has so far lacked the authority to command a bureaucracy and control a budget. But that will change if, as expected, Bush nominates him to be the new department's first head. A former Pennsylvania Governor, he has experience running a complicated government and has won praise for his efforts to improve communication between Washington and state and local officials. And Ridge by all accounts retains Bush's confidence...
...active in volunteer work. But he also cultivates his ties to Africa. He informally advises the Nigerian government on privatization. And last summer Manute Bol, the 7ft. 7-in. former NBA center, visited Ogunlesi in his Park Avenue office, seeking donations for a charitable foundation in Bol's homeland, Sudan. The 5-ft. 9-in. Ogunlesi walked Bol around the hallways, introducing him to junior staff. It was just another day in the Bayosphere...
...over the world--especially young ones--seek out for the most fun and stylish models of everything from cell phones to flat-panel plasma TVs. One of the driving forces behind that transformation is Eric Kim, who was reared by Korean parents in Southern California and returned to his homeland to work as head of global marketing for Samsung Electronics...