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...alive with children seemingly in competition with the Thais for claim to the title "The Land of Smiles." Poor though they may be?indeed, East Timor is now officially the poorest country in Asia?most seem to have generosity in their genes. Boys scamper up palm trees to collect coconuts and offer them gratis to parched visitors traveling along the trail. Then again, it may be a clever sales ploy: once stopped it's not long before you're offered a liter bottle of fermented palm wine for a dollar, with a kick to match that of the sturdy Timorese...
...officer took a report of a palm pilot and wallet stolen from a locker...
...Shiatsu: A pattern of finger-thumb-palm movements along acupressure points...
...dream anymore that beaten-down telecom shares rose sharply the day Telefónica finally said "No más." The future just isn't what it used to be. Investors and consumers alike have gotten the message: Forget all that stuff about "the Internet in the palm of your hand" - mobile phones are for talking, and maybe some short texting on the side. Those vaunted wap handsets turned out to be an unusually complicated and slow way to get a football score. And for most of us, GPRS - the data-friendly wireless system the boffins call 2.5G - remains...
...after half an hour of washing my face and returning to bed to watch the beginning of The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, I tell Smith I have to leave. When she gets out of bed to hug me goodbye, I palm the disposable camera with the incriminating pictures and slip it into my pocket. The truth is, no matter what anybody claims about reality shows, there is only so much somebody will let other people...