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...Strolling Ostrava's wind-swept streets in his footsteps, I could not resist the guessing game. At Jindricha, one of his watering holes, it could be anyone. "It's definitely none of the patrons," insists Iveta Mickova, a plump, no-nonsense waitress, thick gold hoops dangling from her ear lobes. The regulars, she continues, suspect a guy who keeps scribbling away while sitting alone puffing on his pipe. "See that guy with the bag?" she winks towards a slim, bearded fellow approaching from the street...
...This time, the Awami League accused the BNP of stacking the caretaker government and the electoral commission with partisans. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced earlier this month that her coalition would boycott the poll and called for her supporters to "resist" the "one-sided" elections. Bitter rival Khaleda Zia, who was prime minister until last October when she and her government stood down for the agreed-upon caretaker body to take over ahead of the election, insisted the poll should take place no matter what...
...residents laughed it off. Small businessman Paulo Rodrigues came to work and found two burnt-out cars blocking the road in front of his tiny shoe shop. When he heard of similar incidents on the normally safe South Side of Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf mountain, he couldn't resist a wry smile. "They're seeing it in Ipanema now," he chuckled quietly. "They've globalized violence...
...Breeders are constantly looking to produce the highest-quality, highest-yield animals they can. Just as crop farmers create hybrid strains that can resist drought and disease, animal breeders want to target healthy animals that are good milk or meat producers. Cloning such elite stock is one way to maximize their yield...
...reform are wrecking his approval ratings. Conceivably, Abe may try to energize his conservative base by visiting Yasukuni himself-a move that would anger China and South Korea, making it even harder to forge a unified strategy for dealing with North Korea and its nuclear weapons. Will he resist the allure of nationalism? "Abe likes to say: 'There is a strong point that I have,'" says Hiroshige Seko, the cabinet's top spokesperson. "'I tend to be perceived as softer than I am.'" In 2007, Japan-and the world-will discover just how strong...