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...floodlights glare over silent, empty streets. Exporting leftover Soviet weapons worldwide and, allegedly, serving as a conduit for illegal arms trafficking from Russia, help keep the Lukashenko state afloat. It is also dependent on Russia for the country's main legitimate source of income: two oil refineries that process cheap Russian crude and sell it to Europe as high-priced diesel and other heavy fuels. All the oil and weapons export revenues flow into the shadowy presidential budget that the Batska personally controls. Otherwise, he claims, unworthy officials would embezzle the money. That makes him "the only oligarch in this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Tyranny Rules | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

...grapes on some of the surrounding 2,800 hectares and began making their own Brunello. Thanks to their efforts, the quality and reputation of the local wine whooshed upward. Brunello became one of the top Italian wines, and Americans and Italians took notice. Four To Savor Brunellos aren't cheap, but their glories can be worth a splurge. Some of the best from our taste test: 2000 Biondi-Santi Rosso di Montalcino, $60 Intense perfume of crushed dried roses and sunbaked plum 2000 Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino, $100 Very pretty, marked by bittersweet chocolate, black olive and roses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bold Brunello | 12/3/2005 | See Source »

...album tracks for G-Unit and 213. Since 2004’s crossover flop “The Beautiful Struggle,” Talib has been more likely to show up on wax with a motley assortment of marginally “conscious” hip-hop, accompanied by cheap drums, whiny trumpets, and Ruff Ryder synths. While his new rush-released album, “Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD,” unfortunately maintains this holding pattern of mediocre beats (with the exception of the tribal drum Kanye-esque meta-rap of the title...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mixtape | 12/1/2005 | See Source »

...latest project, comes out of a desire not just to showcase his products but also to promote his vision for sustainable construction. ?Anyone who sees how beautiful this is will say, ?Hey, why am I building with ugly concrete blocks when I could build something beautiful, and cheap too?? It could be the beginning of a new revolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Hardy: Bali Guy | 11/29/2005 | See Source »

...stops, between which we float like bees pollinating, forming only the vaguest impression of the community around us, from Felipe’s, to Staples, to ABP. It would hardly be surprising to find that most Harvard students think the Cambridge streets are constructed of junk food and cheap stationary. We see the place as more of a warehouse than a community, punctuated by the occasional eccentricity: Spare Change Man (“Sir? Girl. Girl you’re lookin’ lovely this evenin’!”), the speed-chess players, and the phony beggars with...

Author: By Juliet S. Samuel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Little Local Trouble | 11/29/2005 | See Source »

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