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...amid all the glamour, Lacroix also respects the building's history. Constructed in 1615, it is publicly listed as Paris' oldest standing boulangerie. Antique furniture and original 17th century beams are integral to the décor, and the façade, dating from 1900, lists the confections that were once on sale. Today's offerings are of a different nature, but just as sweet. www.paris-hotel-petitmoulin.com
...palaces whose glazed bricks were adorned with 120 images of lions to honor Ishtar, the goddess of love and war. The road terminated at the Ishtar Gate, a massive structure encompassing the five fortification walls and rising more than 75 ft. (23 m). On its vivid blue, glazed-brick façade appeared 150 bulls and dragons, alternating in yellow and white, to honor Adad, the god of wind, and Marduk, Babylon's chief deity. Panels also depicted the mushhushshu, a dragon-like creature covered in scales - its front legs feline, its hind legs belonging to a bird of prey...
There are two ways to look at today's assassination of Hizballah's most notorious terrorist, Imad Fa'iz Mughniyah. In this country it will be one of rendering justice, one less terrorist, a turn on the war in terror...
...Regulars congregate at Kevin Moran's, formerly the Nag's Head, an historic watering hole in stylish Belgravia, to enjoy its open fireplaces in the winter or summertime flowers bursting from the window boxes on its charming Dickensian façade. But Moran says he sees the pub recession just down the road. "There's the Moore Arms - you wouldn't even know it was a pub now - it closed two years ago. Up from there's the Australian - that's been turned into apartments. Opposite, the Shaftsbury Arms is now a Baker and Spice [bakery chain] underneath and flats...
...each of those contests, Republican voters saw through the façade, and chose two candidates - Mike Huckabee and John McCain - who were running more as real people, not just poll-tested productions. But as the days tick down to Florida's Tuesday vote, with Romney in a tight race with John McCain to win the state, there is evidence that he has learned some lessons. The initial product launch failed, so he has recreated himself as something not so far from the person he actually is - a nerd, who knows how to handle money and make things work...