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A week later, the thunder of large military helicopters returning from rescue missions still boomed through this small town - a locus of Morakot relief efforts - every 10 minutes. With each landing, workers raised a banner with the name of the village it had flown in from, as family members, lined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard from Cishan | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

Bill Clinton's mission to rescue the two journalists held captive by Pyongyang marked the start of the latest North Korean charm offensive, with Kim trying to play the affable host to the serious ex-President of the U.S. It continued when Pyongyang released a South Korean businessman it was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Korea Makes Nice: An Opening for the U.S.? | 8/25/2009 | See Source »

Bruno Piccinelli, head of UCIS, Italy's association of rescue-dog trainers, says the breeds, which are innately strong in the water, are trained from puppyhood until they are at least two years old to make water rescues. Dogs have long been taught to respond to specific types of water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canine Lifeguards Hit Italy's Beaches | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

Piccinelli, who notes that Scandinavian countries also use rescue dogs in places where lots of people gather near water, describes how the four-legged lifeguards operate: sitting up alongside their human counterparts, the dogs are trained to recognize signs of drowning. When they see someone in trouble, they paddle out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canine Lifeguards Hit Italy's Beaches | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

To get more than a tour of the dictator's diorama - to develop even a hint of knowledge about real life in North Korea - I had to play the system. At the height of the Cold War, solidarity delegations allowed loyal party members to visit sister countries within the communist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Journey to North Korea, Part I: Majesty and the Mustache | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

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