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...attempt to curb immigration or terrorism, there are screams of racism or violation of human rights. We are suffering badly from the legislation instituted under Tony Blair. Brian Wylie Oxon, England Why Such Discontent? In spite of all the efforts by western governments and Western news media to shield Pakistan from being branded "terror center" of the world, the facts just keep saying otherwise [Aug. 21]. It is understandable that the U.S. would want Pakistan to deal with the monster it has created. But sooner or later Western nations will have to get involved in that nation's internal affairs...
...much damage will the recall do to Segway?s fortunes? That remains to be seen, although it?s clear that the last thing Segway needs is another marketing problem. But the company says this one can be solved by a software upgrade done at dealerships. And obscurity provides a shield of sorts for the struggling company. Since many people haven?t even heard of Segways, let alone seen one, the bad publicity generated by this particular recall isn?t likely to resonate in the typical consumer?s mind, or do too much long-term damage...
...still hard for me to think about Sept. 11 sometimes. I'm still angry. It's hard to watch my daughters, Celia and Zaya, grow up and know they'll never see their father. They'll always be 9/11 girls, and I wish I could shield them from that. Everyone has an immediate pity for them. It is a sad thing, but the girls are also so happy. I've been lucky to remarry a wonderful man who's picked the ball right up. They adore him. I'm also still very close to Calvin's family. The children spent...
...mostly men in their 40s who were skinny and smoked a lot. I didn’t look them up.It was a sign of good faith, the same as entering someone’s home rather than staying in the safety of their doorway with a notebook as a shield. Sometimes a reporter’s only insurance is her own trust.At the end of the boat a little larger than a bedroom, Chris and Jacqui hovered at identical picking tables. Three bulbs shone on their bare hands as they flung the clear shrimp into bubbling tanks. They swept piles...
Through the late-afternoon sun shower, it hovers on the horizon: a fluoro-red-eyed monster, or a UFO. Then, as the rain clears, the strange beam of light becomes the reflector shield of a high-tech wheelbarrow being pushed along the Nullarbor by a tanned young man wearing a blue bandanna and a welcoming smile. "Every day I get at least two offers for a lift," says Matt Shaw, 32. "People are always stopping; I guess it breaks up the journey a bit for them." In the past 57 days, Shaw's journey has rarely stopped for long...