Operation MySpace Blows Through Kuwaiti Desert (Spin) The lights were spastic, casting hues of purples and reds across the night sky, while crane cameras swooped overhead and choreographed dance numbers and guitar solos unfolded onstage. If it weren't, you know, for all the folks in camouflage, strapped with M-16 rifles, or the arid desert backdrop, or set dressing that included HUMMVs and armored personnel carriers, it would be impossible to ...
From Beirut to Beijing, With Louis Vuitton (The New York Sun)PARIS ? When you're out for a sightseeing w a l k d o w n t h e Champs-Elysees, Louis Vuitton's glittering palace of luxury goods stands out like a beacon. What's less noticeable, however, is that around the corner from the flagship store is the company's gallery, Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton. Currently on view is "The East Without Borders: From Beirut to Beijing in the Tracks of the Yellow ...
More News (The Petersburg Progress-Index)PETERSBURG ? First Sgt. Alan Grandis? commands rang loud and clear through the Petersburg National Guard Armory Saturday morning. The group of about 30 clad in camouflage got the message, but the stereotypical drill sergeant bite was absent from Grandis? voice for a reason.
Hundreds rally in S.F. against proposed education cuts (Contra Costa Times)SAN FRANCISCO -- Hundreds of educators and Bay Area politicians took to the street Tuesday for a loud rally in opposition to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts.
Bailey battling for rotation spot (Dayton Daily News)He walks into the clubhouse every day wearing Wrangler jeans, a camouflage cap, silver-buckled belt, cowboy boots and an eight-inch hunting knife strapped into a sheathe.
A Changing Neighborhood, the Right to Speech and a Right to Quiet (New York Times)The conflict over street preachers on H Street in Washington, D.C., is partly a reflection of social tensions as new businesses and better-off families move into the changing neighborhood.
World's strongest beetle is also camouflage specialist (New Kerala)London, March 11 : The Hercules Beetle, which can carry 850 times its own weight and is possibly the "strongest" of its kind in the world, is teaching scientists a thing or two about its remarkable camouflaging abilities.
The body beautiful (Daily Telegraph)Your guide to make-up and more by Lesley Thomas. This week: the right foundation
We were armed by Sudan, say Darfur killers (Daily Telegraph)Janjaweed commander explodes Khartoum's claim that it has no links with militia group, reports Nima El Bagir in Southern Darfur
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