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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il rarely ventures abroad and is said to be terrified of flying. On his infrequent trips to friendly capitals?a list consisting solely of Moscow and Beijing?he prefers to lumber along in a luxurious private train. Last Wednesday, Kim wound up a clandestine 2 1/2-day visit with China's leaders in Beijing?most likely to discuss international concerns over his nuclear-weapons program?and boarded his train for Pyongyang. It proceeded east to Dandong, crossed the North Korean border and passed through the city of Ryongchon. Some nine hours later, something sparked a cataclysmic...
...Despite the devastation, trains on the single rail line between Beijing and Pyongyang, which passes through Ryongchon, continued to run. On future trips to China, though, Kim might consider taking a plane...
...through the heating ducts of their ranch houses. In the past decade, studies have shown that up to 38% of local children have had high levels of lead in their blood--an exposure that can cause permanent neurological damage and learning disabilities. "Our kids hit a brick wall," says Kim Pace, principal of the Picher-Cardin Elementary School. "Their eyes skip and jump. It takes them 100 repetitions to learn a sound...
...students seem equally pleased with their more mature counterparts. “I think it’s amusing,” says Janet L. Kim ’04, a four-year member of the Friends, sipping a large goblet of red wine. “It’s a taste of outside life and also where we see ourselves in 20 or 30 years...
...Kim admits that museum gala nights satiate more than just her aesthetic appetite. “We love art,” she says, “but they also have champagne and strawberries. When we heard about the bubbly, we were like, ‘Oh my god, we’re so there...