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...defense." Though the bulletin ended years of speculation about the general state of Kim's nuclear-weapons program, the declaration was actually two blows in one: Pyongyang also announced it was pulling out of joint talks with the U.S., China, Japan, Russia and South Korea to keep the Korean peninsula nuclear-free. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, hoping to play down the news, called the announcement "unfortunate...
...flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder of the inner harbor - and you elevate the experience to a marvelous new level. Conclude it with a gourmet meal for two in the gilded lobby of the Edwardian-era Peninsula hotel - not more than a minute from the ferry pier - while a string quartet plays in the gallery overhead, and you have one of the world's consummate travel experiences. That's the object of the Cruise and Dine package, launched by the Peninsula in conjunction with Hong Kong...
...morning on jan. 11, eyre Peninsula farmer Leith Holman was getting ready for a rest. After racing back from a beach fishing trip the previous afternoon when he saw smoke on the horizon, Holman had spent much of the night helping other volunteer firefighters and neighbors save two farms from a bushfire that had finally seemed under control. "They were about to crack a beer," says Holman's wife Claire. "They thought we were safe." But then the wind changed - and with it the fortunes of the rural communities and farms of the lower peninsula, a sheep and grain district...
...around like spin dryers," says Cummins resident Wendy Treloar, whose three farmer sons escaped the fire. "We just didn't know where everyone was." Beaten back by flames from one neighbor's house, Leith Holman and a friend raced to save another home. In 30 years on the peninsula, Holman has seen many fires, but none like this, he says: "It went through the scrub like a fireball, lighting up hundreds of yards in front of the main fire, just roaring with this tremendous wind and noise...
...radio-broadcast public evacuation warnings will also be examined - though with a fire moving that fast, "there's little time to warn people, and little time for people to heed the warning." In the meantime, stories of heroism and loss are spreading through the stunned townships of the peninsula. Wangary general-store owner Sandra Saunders says she has "never seen people look so sad." Many locals are still suffering the painful effects of hours fighting the fire without goggles. But donations of food and clothing are flooding in, as are offers from interstate of help with huge tasks like repairing...