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...sense of what that might mean with Inverted Mirror Sphere, the most irresistible piece in his recent show in New York City. A massive spiral globe light assembled from triangular bits of mirror, it shoots light all around the room in lacework patterns. What, you say--a high-concept disco ball? Absolutely. And a reminder, too, that the sun is not the only bright ball that can bring people together while it gives off some glorious vibes. --By Richard Lacayo...
...what may be the most glaring admission that the U.S. military needs to dramatically readjust how it will fight what it calls 'the long war,' the Pentagon is expected to announce soon that it will create an entirely new military command to focus on the globe's most neglected region: Africa...
...immediately to West Point and the 10th Mountain Division, with follow-up on-site visits," he says. "But it was her enormous depth of knowledge about the military and her sincerity about our people which surprised and disarmed me." As First Lady, Hillary told Keane, she had traveled the globe and had often been able to see parts of the world that security prevented her husband from visiting but where the U.S. Army was always present. "She had an extraordinary grasp of our military culture, our soldiers, our families and what it was like for them," Keane marvels...
Emerging markets have been all the rage the past few years, with U.S. investors plowing billions of dollars into the far corners of the globe, from Pakistan to Peru. If you take a look at how some of those regions have performed, it's no wonder. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index exchange-traded fund (ETF), which tracks a basket of stocks from such countries as Taiwan, South Africa, Turkey and Poland, is up 89% over the past two years. That trounces the S&P 500's 18% gain. A dip in stocks worldwide this spring shook emerging markets...
...School Committee’s legal counsel, Demitrios M. Moschos, said that the superintendent’s current contract will not be renewed but that the committee has decided to negotiate a new contract. According to several unnamed school system officials quoted in The Boston Globe yesterday, the committee is trying to negotiate a new contract with Fowler-Finn that would expire in August 2008, a one-year extension on his tenure...