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...made no reference to gender. During one combat PT session last week, there is a rare reference to gender. Inspired by the motto, “Leave no fallen comrade behind,” the cadets practice carrying each other. In one technique, a cadet is supposed to grab another under the arms and wrap his hands around his chest. “If you are carrying a female, you will obviously not do that,” says the male cadet in charge of the drill, and the other cadets laugh. Roxanne E. Bras...
...take a digital photo and I take one on film, there's just no way you're going to compete with the humanity that I can create from my little Hasselblad. Yours will be smoother, crisper, perfect in every way, and mine will be grainy, but you would definitely grab my picture over the digital...
...were all too visible, in Sarajevo, in Srebrenica and in Vukovar. Almost 11 years ago, I walked the town's muddy streets, stepping over corpses, as Serb militia members led away helpless civilians to what would be their mass grave. A year later, as part of a similar land grab in eastern Bosnia, the same men were happily torching Muslim homes and murdering their owners. The fighters were drunk with bloodlust and slivovitz, but they were also led by the invisible hand of Milosevic's secret police, who organized, armed and supplied them. It was the link between Milosevic...
...more excellent animated features, and perhaps they won't be cgi - so get used to it. Bob Kurtz Former Governor, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Los Angeles Aiming to Influence Your cover on the secrets of ambition [Feb. 13] loosely described it as "that need to grab an ever bigger piece of the resource pie." It seemed that many of the successful people in the story are focused on creating wealth. As a wife, mother and young academic, however, I find that the capacity to influence can prove a stronger motivator than money. What drives me is a desire...
Power What counts at Sephora is the descente: the six shelves, top to bottom, that allow one brand to dominate a vertical display area. To figure out which brands rule in France, forget marketing studies. Just check the Sephora wall, where Chanel and Dior grab a whole descente, plus half of a neighboring one, totaling nine shelves in the women's scents department. Lancme and Yves Saint Laurent tie for second place, with eight shelves. The ones at eye level are the most productive, and that's where you'll find a new fragrance launch or a company...