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...opening on July 25 at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM) in Kuala Lumpur, www.iamm.org.my. The show examines Islamic art's impact on Western artists, highlighting how Islamic calligraphy, tile designs, and geometrical motifs pop up in the most unlikely places, from Tiffany lamps - some of which drew on 16th century Persian works - to the art of M.C. Escher, whose elaborate drawings of endless staircases and interlocking patterns were apparently inspired by Islamic designs...
...airports to do a better job at screening. In January 1996 it warned airline and airport managers at major airports across the country that there were serious problems not only with airline screening processes but also with the airports' security procedures. For example, O'Hare was in 16th place among 19 big international airports. The FAA said its people watched 1,500 bags go through checkpoints, and saw only one opened for closer inspection...
...that police are going to raid private homes when only parents and their kids are together. But social-host prosecutions can be quite aggressive; in 2002 a Virginia mom and stepfather were sentenced to eight years behind bars for serving their son and his friends for the boy's 16th birthday. The couple had collected car keys in advance, and no one was hurt. But after years of failed appeals, the mom and stepdad, now divorced, had to report to jail last year. (In the end, they had to serve only five months, not eight years...
...decade.Although co-captain Brian Holmquest led the team—placing second in the HYP meet with a time of 25:55—the Crimson effort was highlighted by rookie standouts.Newcomer Dan Chenoweth finished first among American freshmen in the NCAA Regional meet in addition to a 16th-place finish at Heps.“We had a good base of young kids,” Holmquest said. “We’ve also had a much more structured approach. [The coaches have] brought a new way of seeing the season. With there being...
...natural first destination; his predecessor, the 16th Karmapa, loved the country and died in a hospital outside Chicago. But Dorje also seems interested in a political connection. In a pretrip video, he described his religious goals but also expressed the hope that "by connecting with a powerful country such as the United States ... my own abilities to bring peace to the world ... will be enhanced." He says he'd like to spend two months a year...