Word: interesting
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...didn't have the benefit of a lawyer. A 14-year-old from Wilkes-Barre, for instance, spent a year in a Glen Mills detention facility for the offense of stealing loose change from unlocked cars to buy a bag of chips; he was only set free after public-interest lawyers challenged the constitutionality of the punishment. (See pictures of children behind bars...
...Studied Chinese language and history at Australian National University and later at a university in Taiwan. Speaks fluent Mandarin. Traces his interest in the country to a book on ancient civilizations his mother gave him when he was 10. (Read "Kevin Rudd's Balancing...
...Meanwhile, the brouhaha is bringing what some locals consider to be unwelcome attention to the laid-back canton. Melchior Looser, Appenzell's justice and police minister who spearheaded the proposed legislation, didn't return TIME's request for an interview but told a local newspaper that the sudden public interest in the naked-hikers issue is "absolutely ridiculous. I don't understand what all the fuss is about." (See pictures of the newest natural wonders of the world...
...northern Burma, where minorities recall that ethnic-based parties came in second and third in the 1990 polls - the army's party finished fourth - former insurgent groups often bogged down by infighting are now considering electoral alliances. A strategic show of unity could easily fracture into shards of self-interest, particularly as the junta tries to drive wedges within and between tribes. But without an electoral catalyst, there might be little prospect for an end to intra-ethnic squabbling...
...have softened, and the company faces a looming deadline to refinance $2 billion in loans for the JLR deal. "That's a major cash-flow crunch for them," Jajoo says. The company is pursuing several options: floating shares of Tata Motors, rolling over the JLR loan at a higher interest rate, and getting a bailout for JLR from the British government. "Tata Motors is progressing on the refinancing options and discussing with banks," a spokesman said. It can also tap funding from stronger sisters within the Tata Group, which controls 98 companies in sectors ranging from steel to technology services...