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...parasitic cysts and 100 worm eggs. According to the estimates of one sanitation specialist George cites, each of the 2.6 billion people who live without sanitation may ingest up to 10 grams of fecal matter a day. The consequence is often diarrhea, which is a mere irritation in the West, but in the developing world a lethal condition that kills 2.2 million people a year - more than AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria. And it's all for lack of a toilet, which may be why George isn't one for toilet jokes. "I don't think 2.6 billion people without...
...used for electricity and cooking fires, and helps slow the deforestation ravaging her country. In Japan, George recounts the history of Toto, maker of the world's most advanced toilets, which can do everything including check your blood pressure - and wonders why they never caught on in the West...
...important point of Hayden's talk was that Muslims have turned against bin Laden, realizing that his campaign against the West has ended up killing more Muslims than it has Islam's enemies. Al-Qaeda may be picking up adherents in North Africa and Yemen, preparing its return, but it certainly is no longer in a position to destabilize Saudi Arabia or any other Arab country. And, although Hayden didn't say it, there is no good evidence that bin Laden is capable of mounting a large-scale attack. He failed to pull off an October surprise, as many...
...Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, designed by Frank Gehry 2 West Elm faceted table lamp with white resin base and cotton shade ($149; westelm.com 3 Louis Vuitton Into the Curl cuff ($1,180; louisvuitton.com 4 Bottega Veneta dark purple pleated goatskin shopper ($2,980; bottegaveneta.com 5 Roger Vivier Navette black alligator faceted evening clutch ($5,200; Roger Vivier NY, 212-861-5371) 6 Burberry metal necklace with copper overlay ($1,995; burberry.com 7 Frank Gehry for Tiffany & Co. rock vase in bone china ($175; 800-526-0649) 8 Fredrikson Stallard King Bonk fiberglass armchair (price on request; David...
...offer to Mullah Omar, then they can remove him or leave. How can the international community remove him if he is elected?" Safi agrees: "This just proves that the whole election was a farce, and that Karzai is President not by the will of the people but of the West." But if Karzai keeps up this kind of talk, they say, he won't even have that anymore. - With reporting by Ali Safi / Kabul...