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There's about a dozen motorcycles parked by the side of the road, but it's not menace that has ridden into Bulahdelah, 100 km north of Newcastle. These bikers have no interest in the liquids on offer in the bright-yellow Plough Inn. Rather, they sip tea and coffee in a sun-drenched park behind the library. And the color of some of the men's hair: that isn't blond or platinum, it's gray. None of these blokes is younger than 45; a couple are over...
...their part, aid workers here blame the U.S. and other Western military for enflaming anti-Western sentiment, which invariably ends up being vented at the softest targets: the charities. U.S. and NATO convoys regularly plough through the city at high speed, often pushing Afghans off the road with little regard to their safety. "The U.S. use force in the street with their cars. When Americans are in a hurry, they don't care how they drive," said an Afghan U.N. worker who asked to remain anonymous...
...terrorist or supports terrorism, that's all you need to know. Such certainty may be appealing in a post-9/11 world. Then again, few people would prefer a suicide bomber over an officious border guard. And when a rebel becomes a teacher - when a sword turns into a plough-share - shouldn't we be grateful? These questions weigh heavily on Sri Lanka as it contemplates the November 17 presidential election, where the choice is between opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, who began the original peace process, and prime minister Mahinda Rajapakse, backed by Sinhalese nationalists who, while not openly advocating...
...rhinoviruses, the largest single group of cold-causing viruses and the kind blamed for most of the colds brought home by schoolchildren in autumn. "They are responsible for more than half of colds in the fall and spring," says Dr. Jeffrey Stritar, director of antiviral clinical research at Schering-Plough Corp. in New Jersey. Schering, which funded both studies, is one of several companies using genetic-engineering techniques to manufacture alpha-interferon...
...working with my father, who was an agronomist. It was very, very hot and I was dead thirsty, and there were thousands and thousands of small flies that entered my nose and eyes. When my father saw me tired, he'd stop for a minute and rest on the plough's tiller. He'd lift his hand behind him and say, 'Look how much we've done already.' Then with greater energy, he'd charge the hill. When I have worries, I remember this story. I'd say now, Look how much we have done already...