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...foster homes or state-run orphanages will take in teens who have gotten in trouble with the law. Only two state-run reform facilities in Tokyo accept girls, and then just a handful. The regimen at one, a century-old institution in a leafy suburb, remains unchanged from the days of its founding. Girls in their early to mid-teens exercise, study and farm sweet potatoes and cabbages. They live cheek-by-jowl in tatami-mat rooms, sunny and clean but devoid of pop-star posters or any personal belongings whatsoever?the girls can't have cell phones, makeup...
...state-run Spinghar Hotel is the best in Jalalabad. A nice garden provides a perfect and healthy approach to the renovated hotel building. But its location near the Governor's House and certain defense installations is causing concern among the hotel staff. A few of them whispered questions in my ear about whether it was safe for them to continue working and living in a hotel which could become a target of the U.S. air strikes...
...government is directed toward the objective of unity, integrity and welfare of the nation,” Musharraf said. “Hence, it is imperative that all should join hands to consolidate the integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan.” His remarks were reported by the state-run news agency, Associated Press of Pakistan...
Religious songs with no instrumentation are exempted, as well as patriotic chants such as "Taliban, O Taliban, you're creating facilities, you're defeating enemies"--a bit of nationalistic verse that has received heavy play on Radio Shariat, the state-run station. Before the prohibition, sung Persian poems known as ghazals and instrumental Indian melodies called ragas were highly popular in Afghanistan. Concerts featuring such traditional instruments as the rubab (a short-necked lute) used to last for hours at celebratory occasions like weddings and births. Even Western pop made its way to Kabul in the 1970s, when the capital...
...with stickers and signs for their displays. At the same time, the Consumer Product Safety Commission agreed to ask for public comments on petitions that could lead to an outright ban of CCA. In Florida, dozens of playgrounds have been shut down, and Governor Jeb Bush has ordered a state-run wood-treatment plant to switch to another preservative. While adults wrestle with the politics of the problem, however, it's kids who may be paying the ultimate price...