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...wasn't meant to turn out this way. The new Russia was supposed to replace poverty, money worries and grumbling mothers with places like Rusfinance, a Moscow call center that transports you from the gritty streets and auto-parts stores into an indoor world of cheery beige furnishings, swirling red-and-gold patterns on the walls and easy credit. Here, 450 people--mainly women in their 20s--sit side by side in booths and field calls from Russians asking to borrow money. Most of the time, the answer is a resounding yes. Owned by the French bank Soci?...
...clean out the pipes, according to SpaFinder, a consumer resource for spa information; that's almost 50% more than in 2007. Most spas now offer some type of detox, with services ranging from colonics--water-injection enemas that literally flush out your system--to Calgon-take-me-away treatments meant to detach you from financial worries, family, work and other sources of stress. There are also thousands of do-it-yourselfers who swear by those detoxing foot pads, which use tree vinegars, tourmaline and reflexology to allegedly stimulate acupuncture points in the feet. This helps the lymphatic system drain pollutants...
...size, the Pakistani military has not been an especially useful ally in the war on terrorism, in part because some elements of the army and intelligence agency are in cahoots with the Islamic militants they're meant to fight. But also the military is not equipped to deal with an insurgency. "For 60 years, the Pakistani army has prepared to fight the Battle of El Alamein against India on the dusty plains of Punjab," says Riedel. "It's never really thought about how to deal with enemies within its borders." Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, its long-range missiles, fighter jets...
Armies built for conventional warfare don't easily make the transition to counterterrorism, as U.S. commanders discovered in Iraq. Pakistan's generals have shown no enthusiasm for such a change, despite a massive infusion of U.S. military aid meant to make it happen. Much of that money has been stolen or spent to defend against an attack from India; little has reached the border with Afghanistan. Army chief Ashfaq Kayani has made some effort to take on the Taliban and other militant groups, but fitfully and with mixed results...
...perfect at the Dollhouse. Echo has begun to recover memories, and the actives show a tendency to occasionally go haywire. It turns out that human memory is like an analog cassette tape: overwrite it too many times, and you start to hear the ghosts of old voices. Actives are meant to be clean slates, with no messy human baggage. But as preamnesia Echo notes, "You ever try cleaning an actual slate? You can always see what was on it before...