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Although pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to the shrines of Europe top the charts in popularity, almost any type of trip can be cast as faith-based travel, even white-water rafting. One of the most popular trips organized by the Windfall Outdoor Center in Maine is a run down the state's Kennebec River through rugged wilderness. The outing includes lunch and devotionals around a campfire. "What better place to talk about the beauty of God's creation," says Bob Chaffee, 50, who has taken his family on the rafting trip numerous times in the past 15 years...
...Shenzhen, we really have to move faster than before, and take the right direction." His vision?and his sense of urgency?is shared by city officials, who have launched an effort to move the local economy to a higher plane. The government is promising tax breaks and land concessions to tech firms, and has said it expects to invest $1.25 billion over the next five years to support high-tech start-ups and research projects. "Shenzhen is at an important strategic turning point," the city government said in a policy statement issued earlier this year. "We must not waste time...
...Setting the Record Straight • Not So Crowded Our July 10 report on the Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip incorrectly referred to the area as "the most densely populated patch of land on earth." Gaza is less densely populated than most large cities around the world...
...recruit," says Walter Ochora, Uganda's Resident District Commissioner in Gulu, the epicenter of the conflict. "They're surrendering on a daily basis." Child abductions and other attacks are way down from their peak in 2002. Farmers in Uganda's army-defended camps tentatively return to cultivate their land by day. And the north's main town of Gulu is once again bustling with commerce and nightlife...
...challenges are also many for the displaced people waiting to return to their land. Even after security is assured, they will need to repair damage caused by years of neglect. Razed homes, schools, and hospitals need to be rebuilt, and landmines must be removed. But peace talks, at least, offer optimism that the thousands of children still missing might escape their brutal lives in the bush - without risking execution or drowning. "It's a chance to go home, alive," says Ludara. "For the parents, it's a chance to see their children. And for the people in the camps...