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...writing this, Milosevic's birthplace of Pozarevac is bracing for the army of mourners, thrill seekers and reporters who will descend upon the small town. It is hard to imagine how large the turnout will be: some will come to pay their last respects, and some, I hear, are planning to celebrate. As for myself, I will do neither: I just want to make sure, with my own eyes, that Milosevic is laid to rest, and that this time, truly, he is never, ever coming back...
Marc Jacobs' VIPs happily descend the narrow staircase at the back of the SoHo store and weave through the racks of cashmere and lace, past the shoe-lined shelves, until they get to Rich's lair. "It's the most cool, laid-back place in New York," says Lisa Airan, a Manhattan dermatologist who is a regular on the city's society pages. "You can run down and sit in the office and have an Evian...
Most Iraqis cling to hope that the country won't descend into all-out civil war. But the sectarian violence that has racked the country over the past two weeks has upended the lives of thousands of families like Nema's, forcing them to leave their homes and changing the complexion of cities like Baghdad, perhaps forever. Across the capital, mixed neighborhoods have undergone the equivalent of wholesale religious cleansing, as Sunnis and Shi'ites have sought safety in their sectarian communities. In areas where Shi'ites and Sunnis once lived in tolerance, even harmony, the two sides are drawing...
...like being outdoors, and the technical aspects of the climb,” Osborne said. According to Rennell, the biggest risks of being at such high altitudes are cerebral and pulmonary adena, which cause pressure in the brain and lungs. If a climber shows symptoms he must descend in altitude immediately, which is difficult on the steep slopes of the “North Col,” Rennell said. Osborne said above 7,000 meters, the brain becomes “hypoxic,” or deprived of oxygen, making concentrating, breathing and sleeping difficult. Operating climbing gear...
...shallow sandpit surrounded by a metal mesh walkway. A catwalk runs high above one end of the stage which the actors reach by climbing ladders that are occasionally propped against it. Individual scenes are set, in part, by limited furniture, but mostly by an elaborate system of lights that descend from the ceiling—globe lights in two sizes, chandeliers, and normal overhead lighting—in various configurations and heights. This system, designed by D. M. Wood, immediately sets the place, from a grand ballroom to a garden to a monk’s cell. Apart from...