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...near the intersection cited in the review. The first hit was a scallion pancake that set the standard for all scallion pancakes to come. This gem was still hot, full of flavor, and perfectly textured. It didn’t matter that the plastic wrapping almost melted from the heat of the pancake; this was seriously good eating...
...scorching heat of the Palestinian territories, you wouldn't think a woolly ski mask would be popular. But for Palestinian militants, the ski mask is an essential fashion accessory, just like the Kalashnikov assault rifle. The mask confers a sinister power, anonymity and a definite edge. The idea is that you don't know who is shooting at you from behind the ski mask, so you can't take revenge...
Even so, luck may have played the largest role in protecting Chertoff's job. He was able to sidestep the firestorm after Katrina largely because there was a fall guy, FEMA chief Michael Brown, to take the heat. Without Brown, it could have been Chertoff's head that rolled. In addition, the U.S. hasn't been attacked since 9/11. Most experts acknowledge that even with the best security preparations, there's still a risk of attack. Our number hasn't come up again since Chertoff took office...
...fortunes of the Marwaris grew, so did their cultural and social clout. Nowhere is this more evident than in Mandawa. Those who brave its blistering summer heat, these days, come as much for the seven-foot-thick turrets and spiked elephant gate of Kesri Singh's magnificent 18th-century castle as for the painted houses left behind by the Marwaris. Called "havelis," painting the walls and ceilings of their ancestral houses became a way for the strictly vegetarian Marwaris to show off a little. The ceiling of one such haveli, for example, shows the flute-playing Hindu god Krishna frolicking...
...ever think of playing the bad guy in Heat instead of the cop? -Daniel Szczepankiewicz, stationed in BaghdadAs a matter of fact I sort of liked the idea of playing the cop, because I thought he had these complications and contradictions. In that movie my character shipped cocaine but nobody knew it because the couple of scenes that I did it in were cut out. So there was that element too that was appealing to me, this intense detective who indulged himself and had a very mixed up unhappy life...