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...That puts all the more pressure on Burma's monks, as the only force whose authority can challenge that of the military. Monks have urged the generals to avoid bloodshed by sitting down for reconciliation talks with Suu Kyi's NLD. The hope is that dialogue might lead to a power-sharing agreement that recognizes the 1990 election results. So far, the junta has pointedly ignored the 62-year-old democracy activist. Indeed, recently passed constitutional guidelines bar Suu Kyi from holding power because she lacks military experience and was married to a foreigner. But Suu Kyi clearly...
...because consumers will see them as safer than motorbikes on the country's chaotic roads. Ved Pal, 38, who works at a New Delhi finance company and who currently rides a bike, says he is tempted. "I have five people in my family," he says. "Only two people can sit on a bike. [A car] will be much better. On Sunday, when we're on a day out, it's more convenient and more secure...
...that helped lead to a write-off of Rwanda's debt. "There is no African nation that carries as much favor with corporate America," says Cooper. "These people don't invest in Africa because they don't have a tolerance for corruption and all that garbage. But when they sit down with Kagame, they realize something here is different...
...lunch lines weren't moving fast enough for Linda Stoll, head of food programs at the Boulder Valley, Colo., school district. Because of that, kids had barely enough time to sit and eat before the lunch period was over. So, last year, Stoll began looking for ways to speed up the queue. She discovered that many students, especially kindergarteners, can't remember their six-digit ID number, which they're required to type into keypads at the end of lunch lines. She then found out that there was technology that would allow a scanner to identify a kid qualified...
...knee after diving into the bench for a stray ball. Kocurek, an enthusiastic 5-foot-11-inch libero, takes pride in sacrificing her body for her team. Unfortunately, one of Kocurek’s greatest strengths, her hustle, turned into a weakness as she was forced to sit out seven matches last season due to injury. “Having to sit out and watch was one of the most painful things,” Kocurek said. “All you want to do is play. Everyone on our team is here for the love of the game...