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...Kelowna, Canada I was amazed to read that Gorbachev's government pension is only 40,000 rubles a month, about $1,400. I wish U.S. Presidents and politicians received similarly meager pensions. Not only would that be hugely popular with the American public, it also probably wouldn't financially ruin those officials. Most of them get rich in office, if they weren't already wealthy. Rex H. Wyers Pace, Florida, U.S. It is certainly sad to see the developments in Russia since Gorbachev was President of the former Soviet Union. His concept of perestroika was sorely misunderstood by the population...
...bags are light, compact and cleverly configured to obviate the need for a desk. Several of the small company's cool cases are marketed toward students but serve business travelers equally well. Retrieving some bytes Leaving your shoes at home is one thing, but forgetting a critical file can ruin a business trip. Sites such as GoToMyPC.com can save the day. GoToMyPC.com lets you operate a PC remotely from any Web browser. A new version lets you drag and drop files from home onto your laptop. Tips for Travel Don't get squeezed To avoid sardine-like plane seats...
...Jason stumbles upon an exotic old lady--a Belgian Miss Havisham--who throws open the doors on an alien world of poetry and music and Continental panache (everything forbidden to an English boy). Madame Crommelynck also starts to comment on what we have been reading, asserting that "Beautiful words ruin your poetry" and "A poet throws all but truth in the cellar." Suddenly, as in the works of Thomas Pynchon and Herman Melville, one feels the roof of the narrative lifted off and oneself in thrall to a boy possessed...
...coffee on your shirt, it can ruin your whole day,” he says...
...spearheading the predominantly Hindu island's opposition to the legislation, Ngurah Harta says the bill would effectively be the "third Bali bomb," destroying efforts to bring the struggling local economy back to life after two devastating terrorist attacks in the past four years. "It would not only ruin tourism by imposing harsh restrictions on what might be considered unacceptable dress or behavior," he says. "By threatening our culture, arts, dance and creativity, it threatens our way of life and right to exist...