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...been more than four decades since John F. Kennedy famously exhorted a generation of young people to "serve our country around the globe," but for many that message is still as fresh as the day it was first uttered. In spite of the rough conditions, travel advisories and the war on terrorism, scores of older Americans are uprooting their lives to help needy nations improve their living conditions. Some journey to dangerous spots like Liberia and Afghanistan, but most seek adventure in relatively safe regions of the world...
...Growing up in Osaka's rough Nishinari ward, Takei was a small-time punk, pulling pranks such as throwing fireworks through neighbors' windows. Fine art "sounded too sophisticated and profound to me. I felt, like, 'What the hell is art?'" recalls Takei...
Harvard adjusted to Maine’s rough play, picking up six penalties over the three periods...
Three weeks after taking over as Malaysia's Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is revealing that beneath his smooth exterior is a shrewd politician who just might play rough. Last week, Abdullah told reporters that two costly infrastructure projects awarded to businessman Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary, one of the favorite industrialists of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, might be renegotiated. In the case of the Bakun dam, a huge hydroelectric project on Borneo, Abdullah said he was "not sure" whether the government would resort to privatization. (Syed Mokhtar's GIIG Capital signed an agreement last August...
...soldier slugs a suspect across the face. That's no problem. As long as he is able to function after the questioning." Brigadier General Bambang Darmono, outgoing military commander of Indonesia's troubled Aceh province, admitting that troops are allowed to rough up detainees...