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...returned to his hometown of Sidon, from Beirut earlier this week. Since he is "far from any zones where major bombing has been taking place" and travel on major roads has been dangerous for the last few days, he said, staying put "is the safest option...
...from college or boarding school. But don't parents want their kids to have a phone at all times, not just at their computers? It is true that the V-Phone is great for anyone traveling overseas. Even if you have a "world phone" (which isn't even an option for Verizon Wireless and Sprint customers), why risk the international roaming charges? Hit the hotel business center and plug in the V-Phone. Or if you have Wi-Fi, connect right in your room, and the folks back home will think you're calling from just down the street...
...faith warrants celebration. "Just that he's written the book is important," says Randy Isaac, head of American Scientific Affiliation, a professional group for conservative Christians. "It will help convince Christian young people that science is a viable career, and scientists to recognize that Christian faith is a relevant option...
...Iraqis know that this may not be enough to protect them. In the days following Omar Farooq's harrowing experience, his family quickly acquired fake IDs for all its children. Seeking police protection was never an option - many of the cops in the neighborhood are former members of the Mahdi Army, the violent Shi'ite militia loyal to the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The family didn't feel it could turn to Shi'ite neighbors for support, either. Since the Feb. 22 bombing of the Shi'ite mosque in Samarra, relations between Shi'ites and Sunnis in mixed neighborhoods...
...that is taking place just as many employers are encouraging a more nomadic work style. At Sun Microsystems in Santa Clara, Calif., workers can pop into interchangeable cubicles, an increasingly popular option called hoteling. With 62% of office workers desiring flex time and 42% longing to telecommute, is the cubicle as we know it dead? "I don't think it should have ever been born, so I would love to say yes," says Alan Hedge, a Cornell professor who studies workplace design. "Technology already allows most of us to work from anywhere, but companies want to retain control." So enjoy...