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...immediate impact.”It probably doesn’t hurt knowing that he could be taking shooting drills on American goalkeeping legend Kasey Keller or participating in position drills alongside Swedish great Freddie Ljungberg. The two international stars have played for English giants Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, respectively, and each player has captained his country.“It’s very cool to wear the same uniform and share a locker room with guys like that,” Fucito says. “The whole experience for me has been amazing.”Fucito...
When western diplomats seek concessions from Iran, they typically dish out tough rhetoric and threaten sanctions. Neil MacGregor, the cherub-faced director of the British Museum, uses a more refined arsenal: cultural relics and priceless artifacts. In January, MacGregor traveled to Tehran to finalize the loan of treasures from eight of Iran's best museums. In exchange, he promised to loan the National Museum of Iran the Cyrus Cylinder, a 2,500-year-old clay cylinder inscribed with decrees from the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great. Following a request by the Iranian Vice President's office, he also vowed...
...themselves at times. Thankfully, the cast’s rapid-fire, 60-jokes-a-minute barrage keeps the show moving; it’s rare that two duds are ever released in a row. Awkward silences don’t last long, and each of the characters carries an arsenal of witticisms just waiting to be unloaded. David J. Andersson ’09, in ass-flattering sequined bell-bottoms—one of the many striking designs fashioned by Costumer Annie E. Austin ’10—steals much of the show as Afro Dite, the soulfully...
...French navy confirmed to TIME that it does not give the positions of its nuclear-armed submarines to NATO forces. "France does not supply any information regarding the position of its nuclear arms or submarines carrying them because France considers its nuclear arsenal the most vital element in its defense capabilities," said Jérome Erulin, a spokesman for the French Navy...
...this is America, where one person's taboo is another's business opportunity. Hence the arrival of the newest weapon in the corporate team-building arsenal: bouncy castles. Pump It Up (PIU), the nation's biggest chain of indoor inflatable playgrounds--those facilities with enormous, brightly colored balloon-like structures that usually house frenetic children--is now offering business-education programs. (Read "Competence: Is Your Boss Faking...