// -- set up global variables
var avail = new Array()
var para = new Array()
i = n = 0
// -- Available items
para[0]='Taming The Machine Expect technology to get closer to serving man — by anticipating what we need'
para[1]='Precision Incisions 3D mapping software linked to robotics gives surgeons more control than ever before'
para[2]='Targeting The Big C New techniques aim at hitting the cancer cell target without colateral damage'
para[3]='Mobiles Take Charge Alternatives to the traditional battery and more cool designs keep mobile phones a hot item'
para[4]='The Soluz System Solar power may be cost effective for third world countries'
para[5]='Find Safety In Numbers Low cost security that relies on math more than hardware'
para[6]='Great Mall of China China is Asia\'s economic star. Next year, we\'ll really begin to notice'
para[7]='Hong Kong\'s Long Fall Still no end in sight for the former colony\'s economic woes'
para[8]='So Near, and Yet So Far Direct flights between China and Taiwan may become a reality, but that\'s not a certainty'
para[9]='Asia\'s Nightmare Can the spread of AIDS be stopped?'
para[10]='The Year of Escapism When our world seems to be falling apart, we cope by pretending it isn\'t'
para[11]='Dressy Droids Meet Palette the robotic super model'
para[12]='Rock Revival Rock music returns to a less produced form'
para[13]='Web Mania A Monkey on Korea\'s Back'
para[14]='Next-Gen Liposuction Resculpt your body for the price of a good meal'
para[15]='Page Turners 5 books for your reading list'
para[16]='21st Century Pope Papal succession is a hot — but whispered — topic among Catholics of all ranks'
para[17]='Art Returns To Sculpture Our hot tip for the Turner Prize'
para[18]='The Sequel Syndrome Even as the studios play it safe, you will — if you look very hard — find some superb movies'
para[19]='That Old Empty Feeling Terrorism and war could empty resorts, hike oil prices, and rattle the world economy'
para[20]='On Trial Will corporate reform in 2003 help us learn to love CEOs again?'
para[21]='Look Who\'s Growing Fastest One of the world\'s poorest regions is coming up faster than ever before'
para[22]='A Little Less Privacy, Please Selling off state industries is losing its shine'
para[23]='Fraying at The Edges Swiss banking reform is not such a cuckoo idea'
para[24]='New Friends For the Euro Brits lead the sceptics, but in Sweden feeling may be on the turn'
para[25]='A Tough Act to Follow China\'s new leader will find the path to reform blocked by his old boss'
para[26]=' Faith Hate Rekindled Could 2003 see a return to the dark days of 1992, when Hindu mobs razed an ancient mosque?'
para[27]='Conventional Wisdom A constitution for the European Union is due in the spring'
para[28]='Balancing Act for Lula Brazil\'s President-elect has a tough job ahead'
para[29]='In The Line Of Fire Look for war in Iraq, student revolts in Iran and maybe disarmament in North Korea'
para[30]='Living With Fear Bali, Mombasa — and where next? Here\'s what the allies will do to prevent even more devastating strikes'
para[31]='A Man With A Mandate Time has brought reversals of fortune for George W Bush'
para[32]='New Name, Old Worries What will follow the Yugloslav Federation?'
para[33]='What If They Say No? E.U. expansion ain\'t necessarily a done deal'
para[34]='Peace in the Balance The world\'s conflict hotspots'
para[35]='Elections To Watch Democracy is not dead ... yet'
para[36]='Aussie Arrival The overnight star who took the long route to Hollywood'
para[37]='Hit Back at High Street Exclusivity is the latest weapon in the fashion house armories'
para[38]=' Let\'s Give Schumacher A Brake Some suggestions to make Formula 1 more exciting'
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// -- pick a number, any number ...
var a = Math.round(Math.random() * 49)
// -- Is the item a). available and b). an item at all ...
// -- This makes sure the stories don't include the present one
if (storyID != a) {
// -- This checks if the story exists or if it has been used before
if (avail[a] != 'no' && para[a] != null) {
avail[a] = 'no'
document.write ('![](\"/time/europe/forecast2003/images/blk_arrow.gif\")
' +
para[a] +
'
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)
// -- have we reached the display limit?
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// -- If yes, this fails out of the loop
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}
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}
}
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