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One Night in Bangkok
BANGKOK -- Most of us can read about sex trafficking with a sense of detachment. It is only when we see its results up close that we are forced to confront the full extent of its horror. Nana Plaza is one of several "red light" districts in Bangkok....Tags: Sex Crimes, Music, Feminism, Prostitution, Bangkok (Thailand)
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Restaurant couples find other times, ways to create romance
Sure, not everyone wants to celebrate Valentine's Day. It's not so hard to sit it out. But imagine if you and your sweetheart worked together in the Valentine's Day industry, catering to romance but, come dinnertime on Feb. 14, never able to...
Tags: Restaurants, Italy, Dining and Drinking, Mount Vernon, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Thailand delegation visits Howard County school system
Howard County schools officials showcased the system's resources and educational approaches to a delegation of social studies and art supervisors from Thailand this week, joining officials in other local jurisdictions to welcome Asian educators. The Thai...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Social Sciences, Students, Teachers, Renee Foose
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From Owings Mills High School to a cell at Guantanamo
A studious young man with an aptitude for computers, Majid Shoukat Khan was working as a database administrator in a high-rise office building in Tysons Corner, Va., on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
After American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Electronics, Court Preliminary, Pervez Musharraf, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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'The Amazing Race' recap: Episode 4, 'This Is Gonna Be a Fine Mess'
In this week’s "Amazing Race", the teams travel to Thailand and I appoint heroes and a villain. I’ll also sort various forms of preparation into Useful, Not Useful and Other.
So last week, the Snowboarders and Navigational Experts Laurence...Tags: Natural Disasters, Transportation, Disasters, Road Transportation, The Amazing Race (tv program)
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Tennis: Damrongsri tunes up for college career
For recent Mt. Hebron High School grad Van Damrongsri, Senior Week in Ocean City was a very welcome and very different experience.
For several days in a row, Damrongsri — who is accustomed to spending more than 20 hours per week on a tennis court...Tags: High School Sports, Delray Beach, Maria Sharapova, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Colleges and Universities
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Top Chef DC: International house of chefs
Reality CheckKelly admits she messed up on the last challenge, calling it a "fatal error" even though clearly it wasn't because she's still here. On pea-gate, Alex says he had no idea that Ed had a pea puree. Meanwhile, Ed says......Tags: Steaks, Mexico, Restaurants, Spain, Chiropractors
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Foreign tourism offices
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at 212-963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or delegation....Tags: Grenada, Hong Kong, Mexico, Italy, Serbia
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A versatile virus
Sun StaffThe flu season that arrives each fall kills an average of 36,000 people in the United States alone. Far deadlier are worldwide outbreaks, called pandemics, that periodically sweep through human populations. Over the past 300 years, there have been 10...Tags: Security, Colleges and Universities, Viral Diseases and Infections, Bioterrorism, Asia
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'Made in USA'
Sun reporterThe routine isn't rehearsed, but after hundreds of appearances on the QVC shopping channel over the past decade, Ron and Margie Kauffman know what they'll say when it comes to the millions of Maryland-style crab cakes they sell under the brand...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Seafood, Electrical Appliance, Baltimore County, Maryland
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Study of Vietnam outbreak calms fears
Sun StaffFollowing an investigation of avian flu cases in Vietnam, the World Health Organization yesterday said it found no evidence that the virus had mutated in ways that would make it more easily transmitted among humans. So far, scientists have documented...Tags: Death, Bird Flu, Epidemics and Plagues, Vietnam, Health Organizations
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With avian flu, an Asian tragedy
Sun StaffPANG THRUK, Thailand - In a village where generations of farmers have raised chickens, people ordinarily might scoff at the idea of remembering one particular rooster. But they are unlikely to forget the rooster that a 6-year-old boy, Captan Boonmanut,...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Children, Bird Flu, Medical Procedures and Tests, Kentucky Fried Chicken
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