Word: czechs
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...parts James Bond and Rube Goldberg. There are 11 interceptors ready to launch from silos in Alaska and California, cued to their targets by arrays of satellites and shipboard sensors all linked through a Colorado command center. The Pentagon wants 48 interceptors by 2011, including 10 in Europe - the Czech Republic and Poland are likely sites - oriented toward any threat from Iran. While the system generally isn't on full alert - meaning ready to fire its interceptors - Pentagon officials said last week the system had been cranked up to monitor, and if necessary, respond to, a possible North Korean launch...
...hotel for lovers of old-fashioned opulence. Still, everyone else should be happy with the 61 guest rooms and suites, where glass and white granite create an expansive feeling in what are actually quite compact spaces. Excellent lighting, free wireless Internet access and bathroom amenities from sought-after Czech brand Botanicus are other pluses. Dining is limited to snacks and light meals, but the nearby central business district offers plenty more options. You can expect to pass socialites and models on your way in and out: Ambience is a hit with local fashionistas, and the glacial Ambience Suite...
Excellent lighting, free wireless Internet access and bathroom amenities from sought-after Czech brand Botanicus are other pluses. Dining is limited to snacks and light meals, but the nearby central business district offers plenty more options. You can expect to pass socialites and models on your way in and out: Ambience is a hit with local fashionistas, and the glacial Ambience Suite is one of the city's favorite party venues...
...Yanks seemed to have a new lease on life - particularly with Italy leading the Czech Republic in the game being played at the same time. Italy had to win in order for a U.S. victory over Ghana to send Bruce Arena's men into the next round, and it did, beating the Czech Republic...
...will take again on Thursday when the Americans play Ghana, the class team among the African entrants. It's very simple for the Yanks - if they don't win, they don't advance. And even if they do win, they'll need help from Italy, who must beat the Czech Republic. "We're alive, we know what we have to do, and there's no hiding the fact that we need to win," says U.S. coach Bruce Arena...