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...rope in all weathers. That's absolutely true of some peaks, but Asia also offers less taxing alternatives. You don't need a Sherpa's lungs to scale some of the region's best-loved mountains, and you can get to the foot of many of them by public transport. Some even have comfortable trailhead accommodation. Preclimb points to remember: carry plenty of drinking water to ward off dehydration at higher altitudes; pack warm, waterproof gear; take it easy on the throttle, because ascending slowly will help you acclimatize to the thinner air; and, for safety's sake, consider hiring...
...from certain - they seem unlikely to create millions of jobs. "Given the magnitude of the problem of unemployment, they don't really address that particularly well," says Dennis J. Snower, president of the Kiel Institute for World Economics. He's particularly critical of the €2 billion earmarked for transport infrastructure. "Trying to improve the working of the economy by choosing a sector like that hasn't worked in most countries," Snower says. But there were some supporters, including Jürgen R. Thumann, president of the Federal Association of German Industry: "I'm very satisfied with the results...
...grandmother who has been living illegally in Australia since 1996; permanent residency, after urging from the Chinese government; in Melbourne. Hu, who has been living with her adopted Japanese daughter, was caught in diplomatic limbo when her recent application to stay was refused, while no airline was willing to transport the centenarian back to her home in China's Xinjiang province. Hu praised Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone for her compassion, saying, "She has a good heart. She will live very long...
...that has not always gone as planned. If Kevlar and ceramic plates are the great lifesavers of modern warfare along with quick-clotting powders and ultrasound units that fit in backpacks, how many more lives and limbs might have been saved if the humvees that were meant for transport in noncombat zones had been equipped with the armor necessary for a guerrilla war that has no front lines, no safe havens...
Many of these men and women owe their lives to the Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATs), the flying intensive-care units that treat the troops as they are lifted by helicopter within minutes from the kill zone to the combat hospital. From there they are flown 6 1/2 hours to the military's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, which has evolved from a small backwater military hospital into a top-line trauma center...