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...rebel-free Shan state?Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ordered his army to expel the S.S.A. from the group's headquarters, which straddles the border. But that hasn't happened yet and, despite public pronouncements to the contrary, probably won't. Operating deep inside Burma, the S.S.A. shares vital intelligence on the movements of Burmese troops and drug smugglers alike?the latter still Thailand's true foes...
...Nepal has some serious issues, but the situation is not hopeless. It is preposterous to consider the opinion of a constitutional monarch, who may not play any active role in mainstream politics, on how vital his responsibility is while sidelining the other major political players, such as the constitutionally elected representatives and the Maoists. Yes, we have been swindled by our political parties time and again, but like it or not, our hopes rest with them. Let's give our infant democracy some time to grow. If Japan and Germany could rise up from ashes, literally, so will we someday...
Like Phillips, Bravo has an exceptional number of women, at least 12, filling vital positions at the company. "I'd love to make the gist of this that Burberry has so many women in positions of power. I think that's really more interesting than talking about one person," she says. But people are interested in Bravo, who in July topped the European executive-compensation list, having earned $9.2 million in 2002, surpassing Tom Ford and LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault (who remains France's richest man despite his $1.59 million take-home). So she agrees to set the record straight...
...Some cuts are to programs so popular that Congress will just ignore the request. It was difficult for Bush to defend cuts in funds for the Centers for Disease Control (8.9%) and for combatting bioterrorism in the week that ricin was being mailed to the Senate majority leader. However vital the issues of war and homeland security, there was $805 million less for emergency workers, and 210,000 veterans could see their health benefits cut. All the police departments that have relied on FBI crime labs to analyze fingerprints or hair samples will now have...
...inventions currently in circulation that could improve your well-being: the LifeShirt, a vest that monitors cardiac, pulmonary and respiratory activity as well as posture; the M2A capsule, a pill that when ingested reports on the functioning of your intestines; a nurse bot named Pearl that will take your vital signs and retrieve basic items; and the Health Dashboard, inspired by the dashboard in your car, which displays everything from environmental metrics like the pollen index and flu trends to personal data like blood pressure, cholesterol levels, exercise patterns and drug compliance...