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...years ago, the mayor of Paris bestowed an unusual gift upon residents stuck in the city during the annual grandes vacances, or summer break. An artificial beach was laid out next to the river Seine, complete with imported white sand, palm trees and sun loungers, becoming an instant hit with tourists and locals alike. The inspired notion of turning a busy strip of asphalt into a downtown beach has now found another convert?the Dutch city of Rotterdam. Located on the banks of the river Maas at Leuvehaven, Rotterdam's beach is set against a backdrop of high-rises...
Every good action director knows that before you get the boom, you need the tick, tick, tick. That instant of anticipation occurs near the start of Breaking News, when the roving dread director Johnnie To has carefully built up crystallizes in a single glance that passes between an oblivious cop and a laconic hit man (Richie Jen) posing as a lost motorist. It's pure To, who's proved in classic cops-and-triad films like The Mission and PTU that he possesses a finely tuned mastery of suspense, of those last moments before the ordinary everyday plunges into sudden...
...never in a meeting when I saw Bremer make a decision with senior aides. He'd come out of his phone calls, and he'd say, 'Here's what we're going to do.'" Bremer's ability to navigate the Administration's internal divisions made him an instant star. According to the former adviser, the White House was grooming Bremer to become Secretary of State in a second Bush term...
...LIVING: Instant-replay binoculars...
Ever sat at a ball game and wished you could see a quick repeat of that awesome play you just saw? Bushnell's Instant Replay binoculars ($600) let you do exactly that. As you peer through the lens, you can push a shutter button to capture up to 30 sec. of continuous footage. Then you can watch the video on a 2-in. LCD screen that flips open on top. The 16-MB CompactFlash card that comes with the glasses stores up to 2.5 min. of video or 150 still images. Want to give your friends a peek? Hook...