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19th century Carefully colored red lips were an essential aspect of a Japanese geisha's appearance...
...drones needed for the "wars we are in today and scenarios for the years ahead," Gates on Monday proposed, among other things, to end funding of the advanced F-22 Raptor fighter. That cut alone will spark fierce resistance on Capitol Hill, but it's only one aspect of what Gates called his "unorthodox approach" that will align military spending with today's military realities. The $534 billion budget announced by Gates on Monday amounts to a dramatic first salvo in a new war pitting the Obama Administration against the entrenched interests in the services, the defense industry, and among...
...Iowa decision can be measured on its own terms. It did not speak with the historic sweep of the California court, perhaps because the justices there know Iowa's court is less often seen as a harbinger of legal trends than California's. And in one important aspect the decision stopped short of following California's lead. In California, Chief Justice Ronald George declared that from now on, any laws that discriminate against gays in California are presumptively unconstitutional and will be subject to "strict-scrutiny" analysis by the courts - a burden that is reserved in every other state...
...fidelity by planting her black lacy thong in his apartment. “You don’t trust me either.” The audience never really glimpses more than their spy-persona veneers, barring their love for each other—which is the only aspect of their characters that seems even remotely human or relatable. Their supposedly unique, passionate love is billed as the justification for all their scheming, but their lackluster pairing is too implausible to substantiate that claim. While Claire and Ray’s love story spans five years and three continents, their...
...assault and have rejected potential members during the punch process due to anxieties about sexual assault. Perold’s question about the mystique of social organizations was also most directly applicable to final clubs. However, both Bowman and Herz-Roiphe said they did not consider secrecy an important aspect of their final club experience. “Like most other secrets, when you expose them to the light of day, they’re not that cool,” Herz-Roiphe said. “Mystique is power.” —Staff writer Danielle...