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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...know, when I travel, I still meet people who think all I do is ride around on a camel," says Alanoud, half annoyed, half amused. "We may do things differently, but we're very well educated, we've seen more of the world than probably everyone else. We're very open-minded?but with limits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meet Me at The Mall | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

...many of them local Mayas who?ve never seen a movie, let alone acted in one-- in a fiery scene depicting a Maya city?s obsession with the kilned limestone used for the temples in which some of the crowd may soon be sacrificed to the gods. Holding a Camel cigarette in one hand and a bullhorn in the other, Gibson put on his best bug-eyed Lethal Weapon face and pleaded with them to "show more fear, more trepidation! It?s like Mars! It?s hell on Earth!" When most of them gave him blank stares, Gibson sheepishly turned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mel Gibson's Oscar Moment, in Maya | 3/3/2006 | See Source »

...role as its biggest rock star--except that his happiness and peace of mind so obviously depend on being both. After the disappointment in Ottawa, Bono spent four days in Acapulco with absolutely nothing important to do and returned to the road a new man. "I'm like a camel. I store up sleep in my hump," he says. U2's never-ending Vertigo tour has come to Boston, and from his palatial suite he has the panorama of a city blanketed in snow and capped by an endless blue sky. After a quick traipse through Boston Common...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Constant Charmer | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...professional success, saying, “That’s quite an American accomplishment,” his words have just enough edge to give the film a hint of satire. Despite the comic moments (Sir Michael Caine’s description of a “camel toe” may be worth the price of admission) and the mild social commentary, one finds it difficult to really care about the plight of Spritz and his family. Perhaps it’s because he and his father are the only fleshed-out characters. More likely it?...

Author: By Jacob A. Kramer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Weather Man | 11/3/2005 | See Source »

...tried to treat him. Harris, in the armored Mercedes, tried to drive closer to help Surette, but the vehicle sputtered to a halt after about 3 m, apparently damaged in the attack. At last the machinegun fire stopped; on the tape, Johnson can be heard calling Ahmelman's nickname: "Camel, Camel, Camel!" In the confused aftermath of the firefight, a vehicle headed toward the group from behind. Fearing the worst, Yeager fired into the car, hitting two people. Mark thinks they were civilians, but Yeager is certain they were "a clean-up crew of insurgents, coming to finish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When a Slip Can Cost Your Life | 9/27/2005 | See Source »

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