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...years away. The program is called Chang'e, a reference to the story of the lonely Chinese fairy who fled to the moon after stealing her husband's immortality pills. If China's lander cruises anywhere near the U.S. outpost, it may touch off a Sino-U.S. space competition reminiscent of the old U.S.-Soviet space race...
...Corner transcend their initial incomprehensibility. Dizzee is a big fan of jungle--an electronic dance style that mixes chaotic rhythms with everyday sounds--and his production skills are first-rate. With frenetic beats below and threatening ambient noises, like sirens and whizzing bullets, hovering on top, I Luv U and Sittin' Here effectively re-create midnight in London's housing projects. When Dizzee lets loose with some of his staccato chirps, the musical tension only increases. His tongue is definitely twisted, but at least his ears are in great shape. --By Josh Tyrangiel
...efficiency Better career opportunities abroad. Europeans fill academic postdoc jobs that Americans shun in favor of industry What May Lure Them Back Higher funding. The European Commission is spending €17.5 billion onR and D from 2002 through 2006 More meritocracy, replacing the traditional hierarchical model Stronger pan-E.U. networks, especially through a European Research Council
...operating training camps for mujahedin, hiding a sizable arsenal inside his stockade and firing at U.S. troops with what officials call a "crew-served machine gun." But many question why Jalani had been targeted. Just two days before, he had been drinking tea and cracking jokes with the pro-U.S. governor of the provincial capital, Gardez. Special-forces teams that operate out of a fortress near Gardez maintained a hands-off policy toward Jalani. They say he might have set up illegal roadblocks to extort money from travelers, as many local commanders do, but they don't regard...
...number of Afghan casualties inflicted by the U.S., the mistaken killing of 15 children stands out. "We are very angry," says Ghulab Khan, a local farmer observing the row of eight rocky graves in Paktia. The incidents are bound to inflame anger at American soldiers and the pro-U.S. President, Hamid Karzai. The deaths embarrassed U.S. military commanders struggling to bring security and normality to the country, and deepened worries among Afghan authorities and civilians about the accuracy and skill of U.S. counterinsurgency methods. "It shows the need for better coordination," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Omar Samad, "and that...