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...some ways, bullfighting bulls have it better. “Brand-name” bull ranches have sometimes been in the family for generations, and breeders take great pride in raising strong, fierce bulls . The animals range free in pastures until they are grown. Since bulls to be fought by beginners are supposed to be at least three years old, and those fought by full matadors at least four, “grown” means at least a full year longer in Spain than it does in the U.S. During the bullfight itself, which usually lasts about 15 minutes...
...middle school, Woo already knew she wanted a quality education. She won a scholarship to Phillips Exeter Academy in eighth grade and attended the boarding school until her junior year, when the stress of finding her place in a wealthy world—a K-Mart brand-clad teenager bobbing in a sea of students in J-Crew and Northface—led her to drugs...
...Life and YWAM share similar motivating ideas and agendas. The two organizations, says Jonathan Bonk, director of the Overseas Ministry Study Center, in New Haven, Conn., are both "quintessential expressions of post-modern Christianity." In very different ways, each has been promoting the spread of a user-friendly, Charismatic brand of the faith that leaves denominations behind while focusing on the dynamic, crowd-pleasing so-called Gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as prophesying and speaking in tongues. In its own way, adds Scott Moreau, Professor of Missions and Intercultural Studies at Wheaton College in Illinois, each is "cutting-edge...
...February of this year, without a shot being fired - they simply rolled into town and planted their flag after British forces withdrew, having brokered an agreement with local tribal elders to keep the peace. And the radical movement fighting to expel foreign forces from Afghanistan and reimpose its harsh brand of Islamic rule has held the town ever since...
...airlines charge passengers for services that were once complimentary - food, extra legroom in coach, even checking bags (thanks Spirit Airlines) - JetBlue is about to give us, for free, a brand new perk: e-mail, BlackBerry service and instant messaging from the air. Starting next Tuesday, Dec. 11, the "BetaBlue" Airbus A320 will be trying out the system on its runs between cities like New York and San Francisco for the next six months. It will then be rolled out system-wide...