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...ears, we'd better empty our minds of the office, the dreary commute, the house repairs, sliding stocks and grinding study. In short, vacate or die. Hence vacations, the escape valve now coming into play for millions across Europe: families piling into station wagons with the kids and the dog, teens squeezing onto trains with bulky backpacks, buckling into airplanes in their shorts and baseball caps. "Holy days" transformed into the sacred institution of the Great European Vacation, the massive July through August exodus during which Europeans escape to seek rest and recreation in friendlier climes. The summer holiday...
...Those complaints may dog Arroyo during her final 10 months in office. The rebels leveled fierce charges of corruption and mismanagement at the military leadership - even accusing the armed forces of supplying weapons to insurgency groups. Whether true or not, these issues appear to hold widespread appeal throughout the military ranks. If they aren't alleviated, the complaints could lead to more anti-government outbursts by the often volatile armed forces. "The message is that the government should take action - real reform," says Lieutenant Col. Rod Mejia of the Marines' intelligence unit. "If not, this coup will continue and continue...
...Recognition" award went, most appropriately, to Jason Shiga. Like one his playful comix come to life (see TIME.comix review), Shiga sent an imposter (actually F.C. Brandt) to receive the award. Wearing a black wig and dark glasses the clearly false Shiga then regaled the audience with an absurd shaggy dog story about being born on a desert island as the product of a Japanese WWII pilot and two American army nurses. The second remarkable moment took place courtesy of Frank Miller, author of "The Dark Knight Strikes Again," who has in recent years become far more interesting as a comics...
...When you take [the dog] to the beach, remember us taking her and how much fun we had," said another...
...sausage race at Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, turned ugly when the Pittsburgh Pirates' RANDALL SIMON thwacked the Italian sausage, Mandy Block, 19, with a bat as she passed by the dugout. She and an adjacent hot dog toppled over, but neither was hurt. Simon, who was suspended for three games and fined $2,432, apologized, but TV sports and news shows were grateful for a video they could replay endlessly...