Word: curtained
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Operation Steel Curtain opened up Saturday morning as two Marine battalions made a stealthy entrance into the outskirts of Huseybah, a smugglers' haven near the Syrian border that U.S. officials believe is the latest stronghold for insurgents loyal to Al Qaeda in Iraq...
Anthropologists, psychologists and others have begun looking more closely at these issues, seeking the roots of ambition in family, culture, gender, genes and more. They have by no means thrown the curtain all the way back, but they have begun to part it. "It's fundamentally human to be prestige conscious," says Soka's Lowe. "It's not enough just to be fed and housed. People want more...
...stop gravitating toward the slacker in class who appreciates my study habits and takes advantage of my willing ear. Despite this penchant for punishment, my relationships are far from doomed. Wrong-doing rebels may still breed danger on the main stage, but we good women can pull the curtain down on our failing Florence Nightingale act. No more selfless nurse for me. No more Sandra Dee meets Mother Mary meets James Bond hussy. I’ll clean my own room, do my own work, and make my own friends, thank you very much, and will probably save...
...their suite as a long-term decorating project—from the rug to the light fixtures. The common room, decked out in black, white, and orange, has a deliberately “bold, graphic theme,” explains Shemtov. A zebra-striped shower curtain and framed zebra prints adorn the wall above the fireplace. Two orange paper lanterns cover the overhead light to create a rich warm glow. “It’s a bit cheeky,” says Shemtov. “We used some kind of tacky pieces, like a lumberjack lamp...
...Since they'd spent years arguing that giving up their arms amounted to an unwarranted surrender, the IRA's reversal signals the extent to which Irish republicans have turned to politics as the path to pursuing their goal of a united Ireland. ?We are closing the curtain on 700 years of Irish history,? said Father Alec Reid, a Catholic priest who had been invited, alongside a Protestant cleric, to witness the decommissioning with de Chastelain...