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...These and other revelations in the exhaustive report, issued by a U.N.-mandated group of Congo experts, erases any doubt that the multiple rebel groups operating in eastern Congo, led by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), have a vast, sophisticated network of political and financial supporters around the world. The confidential report, which was obtained by TIME, also makes clear that the international community and the 20,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping operation in eastern Congo have been powerless to cut off the rebels' prodigious sources of funding...
...brew instant joke. On “The Office,” Michael Scott drinks milk and sugar (hold the coffee); on “Parks and Recreation,” Leslie Knope likes hers smothered in whipped cream. The difference between black and instant coffee has become as vast as the difference between scotch rocks and appletinis...
...ultimate rite of passage during the Hajj is circling the Kaaba, an immense black cube, spiritually considered by Muslims to be the center of the world, and literally located in the center of the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca. During the Hajj, vast swells of worshippers seeking forgiveness circle the Kaaba counter-clockwise, seven times. Completion of all of the mandated rituals is believed the guarantee the pilgrim a place in heaven as well as the title of hajji (literally, one who has performed the Hajj) - coveted and admired in Muslim communities around the world...
...When we see vast changes that negatively impact the lives of the least represented members of this community,” Giveen said, “we feel we need to publicly advocate and represent their cause to those who will have the power to impact the situation...
...Grant and the vast bulk of her fellow vendors are selling mechanistic solutions to the quest for sexual satisfaction. After an hour surrounded by gadgets, gizmos and extreme fashions, even the most exotic exhibits lose their power to hold the attention. Is it possible that chronic overexposure to sex - not just at this show, but in a society saturated with sexual imagery - might leave us, like tottering economies, in need of ever-bigger stimulus packages? Monique Carty, director of the succinctly named Web company Sex Toys, thinks more openness is a good thing, but admits that by "seeing sex aids...