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...oldest women mutters and squawks, professing vague memories of a cousin of that name who left as a little girl. "Come," says the chief, "we must eat and drink." His house, a magnificent example of the Dai style, was built 10 years after Bua would have begun her long trek. I soon lose count of the glasses of firewater raised and quaffed, as the women bustle about, assembling a feast. My wife is the center of attention, showered with questions and hugs. Overwhelmed, she chokes back sobs. The chief raises his glass and asks for silence. Then he clasps...
...After the battle Ecleo, who leads the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries' Association, gave himself up to the police. Ecleo has about 1 million followers in the Philippines, who believe he is a reincarnation of Jesus Christ. AUSTRALIA Just Another Trick of the Light In an experiment straight out of Star Trek, two Australian scientists teleported information between two laser beams a meter apart. The scientists made use of a phenomenon called quantum entanglement to dismantle a signal-transmitted in photons, or particles of light-in one shaft of laser light and instantaneously rebuild a replica of it in a second laser...
...wondering why everyone was so upset about moving across the street from the public middle school to the public high school. I have been too proud to cry when boyfriends have broken up with me. I knew I would see my high school friends each time I made the trek back to California. Every time I say goodbye to my parents at the airport, I just repeat that I will call as soon...
...myth was always that if you’re smart enough to make it into Harvard, you’re smart enough to find your way around in the library,” Brainard said. “Now, the trek through the stacks will be a lot easier...
...Lunenburg, an 18th century seafaring town. The first day had seemed easy to this Manhattan bicycle commuter, so I elected the extra-mileage option. As the other members, most of them boomers like me, climbed into the support van provided by Freewheeling Adventures Tours, I set off on my Trek hybrid. Five miles later I spotted a monster hill looming ahead. Behind it was another, and then another. As I panted upward, suddenly the van whirred into sight. Did I want a lift after all? Please! That night, after some exhilarating seaside riding, I dined on fresh scallops...