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...different religions used to mingle, but the carnage has frayed such bonds. "The communities have become alienated from each other," says Srisompob Jitpiromsri, who heads a think tank on the Thai south conflict at Prince of Songkla University in Pattani. "They both blame the other for being the real cause of the violence in the south." (See pictures of Thai people boxing their way out of poverty and prison...
California on the Cutting Edge Your cover story on California highlighted the amazing power of free enterprise [Nov. 2]. If the government would get out of the way, the private sector would pull the state from the abyss and toward a real recovery. Tragically, however, state and federal officials, beginning with taxer in chief Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, will continue to tax companies out of business and delay recovery in the Golden State. Dale Williams, Willow Park, Texas...
...Thursday the smart money was on a $100 million opening; on Friday the ante was raised to $120 million, and on Saturday they finally got it right. Of course, the $140.7 million is simply another estimate: Summit Pictures' Sunday-morning guess at Sunday evening's take. The real number, released tomorrow afternoon, could be much higher or much lower - all of which underlines the validity of screenwriter William Goldman's dictum that, in Hollywood, "Nobody knows anything." (See portraits of the characters in New Moon...
Suddenly, a courageous soul climbed onto the two-step ladder and called to the crowd. Finally, a leader! And real chanting! By the second speech, enthusiasm was mounting. Even we could feel it. These people were getting their act together...
...Does sending couples off unwittingly with a therapist have real growth potential? Meera Mitra, a New Delhi-based sociologist and corporate trainer, says that divorce tourism is in sync with the Indian ethos. Many Indians consult horoscopes, godmen and astrologers before getting married. "This is just a new actor in the same space," she says...