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Students at the University of Iowa might find themselves setting their alarm clocks for early Friday morning as administrators there attempt to curb Thursday-night drinking. The university is offering incentives to departments to schedule classes on Friday mornings after the results of a recent study suggested that undergrads would drink less the night before...
People don't mind when museums protect their icons by placing them in glass boxes. Likewise, galleries can ask visitors to check their bags at the door, while private collectors can rig their homes with the latest alarm systems. But in a church, even the smallest security measure is a barrier between believers and the symbols of their belief. "It's a huge dilemma," says Gligoris, head of Greece's art squad. "I can't recall how many times I've urged bishops, abbots, monks and nuns to have religious treasures stored in controlled, guarded environments, and then only bring...
...including 5,180 square kilometers (2,000 square miles) ceded to China by Pakistan. China, on its part, accuses India of occupying some 90,000 square kilometers (34,749 square miles) of Chinese territory, mostly in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Recently, Indian security experts have raised alarm over China's alleged military build-up near India's north-east, while India's Indo-Tibetan Border Police has revealed that there have been 141 border incursions by the Chinese in the past year...
...Then it was Brazil, in August announcing a 53% increase in its military budget for 2008, the biggest such increase in more than a decade. The competition is still in the early stages but when two of Latin America's nouveau riche oil powers start splashing out on weapons, alarm bells ring over an arms race...
...with rain pouring down on an uninviting gray factory. But the lights switch on and a highly asymmetrical Taylor takes control of the sound system machinery within. Quirky dance-pop furnishes the mood as confused-looking band members attempt to navigate through rooms with rotating floors and walls, alarm clocks, gift boxes, and revolvers doubling as microphones. All these objects seem to be part of an obstacle course, appropriate for illustrating the uncertainties of love or providing the viewer with unconventional eye candy. The video is populated with beautiful, identical dancers with long, flowing hair and mini-skirts. They...