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...That’s why this entire summer concert series was actually artistically significant. It occurred outside, first of all, in the open air of the National Mall, “America’s front yard,” where any passerby could stop and listen. Then, it took place among art of a different kind—the modern visual pieces in the Sculpture Garden. As my ears learned new ways of making a piano and a trombone combine, my eyes tried to dissect what looked like a giant pulley—Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen?...
...large, non-partitioned waiting room. There are designated waiting areas, and these have seats and gates. So, if you are looking for a train to Shenyang, you might be looking for Waiting Area 10, which might already be fully occupied, and you might start forming a line in front of the gate that keeps the public separated from the escalators, which lead downstairs to the tracks. And as you wait, you might begin writing metaphors in your head...
Marine Le Pen Party: Front National Policies: Like her father, Jean-Marie, she argues for halting immigration ? and restoring the death penalty. Diverges from him by supporting women's rights, abortion and the creation of a "French Islam" Quote: "I have a very social vision of politics, and there are leftist voters who identify with my positions" - Le Pen explains her popular appeal...
...Washington Home Sales on the Upswing At last, some good news on the housing front. In June, sales of new U.S. one-family homes saw their strongest increase in more than eight years as buyers hurried to take advantage of bargain-basement prices, low interest rates and a federal tax credit for first-time homeowners. Home prices are still dropping, however, with the median June figure of $206,200 down 12% from $234,300 a year earlier. And with a huge backlog of unsold homes, analysts continue to disagree on whether the higher-than-expected increase signals a coming recovery...
...Ready, and waiting. Georgia and Russia have traded increasingly belligerent accusations against the other as the anniversary of last year's five-day war has approached in recent weeks; these soldiers, sent by Moscow to guard the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, are on the front line of that war of words. A tour of towns north of the border shows just dependent South Ossetians are on the Russians, and how much this small region, ostensibly independent, has actually become a de facto Russian province. (See pictures of the war in Georgia...