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...send a limited number of U.S. observers to the region to monitor both sides' compliance with the cease-fire. That idea is popular with the Palestinians and their allies, but Sharon sees it as the Trojan Horse of an internationalization of the conflict, which he's determined to resist...
...That's why when girls like Sophie or guys like Fitz hear that the drug is widely available in Laos, they can't resist the temptation to try out what has become almost legendary in the West: pure opium. The drug is grown mainly by the hill tribes who came south from Yunnan, China, in the last century and brought a taste for the black, inebriating tar with them. Tribes like the Aka and Hmong cultivate the crop in the otherwise arid highland climate, and bring it down to sell to Vietnamese dealers in the main towns. Ton pays about...
...cooking as showing off. Grillers with a flair for the dramatic can cook such eye-catching dishes as beer-can chicken (cooked standing upright on two legs with a half-drunk beer shoved into its cavity). Then there's the opportunity to network. Who can resist rallying around the chef while he slaves over the swordfish? As Raichlen says, "Nobody ever comes and gives me a beer and a kiss hello when I'm deep-frying...
...Anyone who has gone mountain trekking knows that shortness of breath, dizziness and even fainting can occur at such levels on earth. For passengers with a heart or lung condition, the problem could be more severe in the air. (They should consult their doctor before flying.) But airlines resist increased pressurization on economic and technical grounds. "I'd have no wish to fly in an airplane trying to maintain sea-level pressure," says Perry. "You would need a much stronger structure?you probably couldn't have any windows because they might blow out." Says Earle Perera, director of the Building...
...unwanted forces Maldivians can resist, they do. (My bottle of gin was confiscated at the airport and returned with a smile at departure.) The number of tourists arriving each year is already twice the number of residents, but the increase is kept to a manageable 8-10% annually. Everyone benefits. While foreigners bask in luxury far beyond local means during their week or two in the sun, they spend enough to enable Maldivians to enjoy the highest per capita income in South Asia. In the Maldives, paradise was found a long time ago. Happily, it's still a long...