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...were told that our big brother India is so rich, and we are dying of poverty and hunger. My father sells dahi wada [a popular fried bean dish] on a stall in Lahore, and we did not even get enough food to eat from his earnings ... If you give me regular meals and money, I will do the same that I did for them." - during videotaped interrogations the night he was arrested (ABC News...
...with a range significantly greater than the average daily commute of about 25 miles (40 km) in Japan's urban areas. But until charging stations become prevalent in cities, worries will remain. "Infrastructure and driving range - it's kind of a chicken and egg situation," says Kenichiro Wada, the i-MiEV team leader of Mitsubishi's Engineering Planning Team. "If the infrastructure is expanded, there's no concern. Shopping centers, restaurants, banks and convenient stores - we want to expand the infrastructure in collaboration with many partners." Currently there are just 39 charging stations in the Tokyo metropolitan area. (Watch TIME...
...with his epic subject. I also was eager to see the production, since it was to be staged by Zhang Yimou, director of many sublime Chinese dramas, including Hero, the worldwide martial arts hit for which Tan Dun had supplied the music. Further, the costumes are by Emi Wada, who worked with Zhang on Hero and House of Flying Daggers. And even further, the opera is based on a 1996 Chinese movie, The Emperor's Shadow...
...Sept. 6, ensuring the survival of the Japanese imperial line for at least another generation, the entire country appeared to twinkle with joy. Newspapers printed millions of special supplements, titans of industry issued congratulations, imperial enthusiasts gathered in front of the palace bearing flags and shouting "Banzai!" But Fumiko Wada, a housewife from Chiba, just outside Tokyo, wasn't celebrating. Wada is a dedicated fan of Crown Princess Masako, 42, and feels Kiko's miraculous pregnancy was just a way to steal the spotlight from her older sister-in-law, who has long been under intense pressure to bear...
...most vexing mystery is why Landis would suddenly take testosterone as the Tour wound down, since it might not have been of much help. "It doesn't add up," says WADA member Dr. Gary Wadler. "If you're going to get any benefit out of steroids, you would have to have been on the steroids before the Tour de France ever started." Landis notes that he had passed seven other drug tests on the Tour. Plus, testosterone may not be an ideal drug for a quick endurance boost. "It clearly has an effect on power--for throwing a shot...