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...Thailand does offer one other option. Unlike in Indonesia, foreigners can own condominiums outright, which explains why apartment complexes are popular in Phuket. Nonetheless, the real lure of Phuket is a villa of your own, preferably with a private infinity pool and ocean view. From 2006 to '07, at least 2,300 high-end residential units were launched in Phuket, and roughly 970 more came up for sale in the first half of this year, according to Colliers International. Prices have skyrocketed, with new buyers from India, South Korea and even Central Asia driving up demand. At the Trisara residential...
Whether these bare-bones policies are a good deal depends on who's buying them. Paying $20 for generic drugs, plus the $40 premium on Aetna's cheapest option, makes sense if your biggest monthly expense is $75 for the Pill. But maternity care is rarely covered by these plans. So if you're already a member and find yourself pregnant, some insurers may let you upgrade. If not, good luck switching carriers with a pre-existing condition--which, in the case of a normal pregnancy and delivery, can cost $8,000 to $12,000. If instead you simply break...
...many prior convictions have yet to be revisited. According a recent study in The Columbia Law Review, key factors in the convictions of innocent individuals were false testimony and faulty forensic science. In 61 cases, individuals had exhausted appeals, leaving Governors’ pardons as the only available option despite compelling DNA evidence of their innocence. Such facts show the clear fallibility of the criminal justice system and make the irreversible nature of the death penalty particularly unnerving. Given that our justice system is premised on the belief, “innocent until proven guilty?...
...from 2006 through 2008. Mahoney and Allen settled a lawsuit this year that gives Allen $60,000 and her attorneys $40,000. He didn't want "the public spectacle" of Allen going public during the congressman's first re-election campaign, so he chose the settlement as his best option. "I wanted to hide it," he said, and "make it go away," though he admitted to being "ashamed" of the affair and for putting himself in a "stupid situation," and felt "remorse" for embarrassing himself and his wife and daughter. Mahoney insists he's broken no laws, as the money...
...kids," says Frank Schubert, co-manager of the Yes on 8 Campaign. Liz Jaroflow, principal of Creative Arts Charter School, told the San Francisco Chronicle that the nuptuals were a "teachable moment" and pointed out that students who did not have parental permission to attend the event had the option of joining another classroom instead. "It's certainly an issue I would be willing to put my job on the line for," she said...