Fortunetellers and faith in Vietnam travel tale
In UONG BI and Hanoi, a fortune teller’s trance and ritual wine demand reveal enduring belief in spirits and luck. Geomancers shape family fortune, dog dishes mark luck, and Buddhism remains the core faith amid Cao Dai spectacle and state oversight. The narrator notes the paradox of official atheism and popular superstition as he travels with Mike Harden.
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NASA debate over space station cost and future direction
An Los Angeles Times editorial argues NASA’s International Space Station plans are inflated and outdated. It cites costs rising from 8 billion to 98 billion with a 2004 completion target, urges downsizing and faster, cheaper alternatives like unmanned probes, and criticizes reliance on Cold War era methods and international partnerships.
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