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...cover story addressed the complicated reality behind the optimistic predictions and heated ethical and political arguments about stem cells. Doctors, patients and concerned citizens weighed in on issues of medical progress, morality and the President's veto of the human embryonic-stem-cell bill...
...Despite having seen so much of his country's dark side, every time I've met Xu he's been remarkably upbeat about China's future. "I'm an optimist," he said earlier this year. "We take on these cases and step by step, maybe we make a little progress...
...were on a fairly straightforward path, so I checked our progress only periodically. The GPS receiver sometimes had a hard time, mostly because of the "canyon effect," satellite signals being blocked by tall buildings. Standing and waiting for a signal can be annoying, but at least, if you go the wrong way, it corrects pretty fast. Besides, when you're on foot, making a U-turn on a busy street isn't very dangerous...
...Such wild antics are a thing of the past, says Arneth, and you can tell he doesn't think much of what passes for progress. It's the same with the 35-year-old ban on crocodile hunting, which he says has outlived its usefulness. "Now there are heaps of crocodiles in the rivers," says Arneth. (Northern Australia has an estimated 70,000 saltwater crocodiles.) "They have lost all fear. They come up and have a look at you. There are 18-footers out there...
...inside Lebanese territory, but without necessarily securing the territory to their rear. "I think the Israelis perhaps underestimated the strength of the Hizballah positions," General Alain Pellegrini, the commander of UNIFIL told TIME in an interview at his headquarters in Naqoura. "I think they would have hoped for quicker progress...