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...Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder The sounds were noticeably altered from the original, and the game's closing sequence was a poor imitation as well. Declared a tester: "This thing is a total rip-off. The only reason to play these games is for the nostalgia value, and it doesn...
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld--who has long opposed a permanent hike in the Army's 500,000-strong active-duty force--made himself scarce as these troubling indicators surfaced. The Defense chief has argued that retooling the Army--turning cooks and accountants into trigger pullers and hiring contractors to perform such civilian tasks, among other steps--should generate efficiencies that would ease the strain on the Army without having to boost its size. But other Pentagon officials doubt that such measures will suffice. "We're growing increasingly concerned about the health of the force," an Army personnel officer says. "These...
...Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Lochan mountains to the Ben Macdui plateau, where your accommodation is constructed. A hole takes about three hours to make and is large enough to sleep nine. "Snow is also a great reflector of light, so once we have the candles dotted around...
...Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Swarovski shed its image as the source for animal miniatures by teaming up with trendy fashion designers like Alexander McQueen on the runway. Now the century-old crystal company wants to revamp lighting. "The chandelier is this luxurious, celebratory lighting fixture," says Nadja Swarovski...
...President-elect learned that Turkmenistan was abruptly cutting its natural gas supplies unless Ukraine agreed to pay more in the coming year. It only reopened the taps on January 3, after Yuri Boiko, head of Naftogaz, Ukraine's state oil and gas company, agreed to a $500 million price hike. Ukraine gets more than 75% of its natural gas from Turkmenistan and Russia, and many Ukrainians saw the hand of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who opposed Yushchenko's election, in the sudden price increase. "The empire strikes back," says political analyst Konstantin Bondarenko, "but Putin does it by proxy...