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...However, Frattini said the measure aimed to help E.U. frontier controls keep pace with new technologies and new threats. "This package puts forward new ideas on the table for the control of our borders, at check points as well as along the length of the border, using the most advanced technology to reach the highest level of security," Frattini said. "These ideas will promote legitimate free movement of people, whilst also dealing with unexpected migratory pressure...
...Back in the Army's manpower shop, officers are doing everything they can to cut the length of overseas deployments. For the past year, soldiers have been sent to Iraq or Afghanistan for 15-months tours, with only 12 months of "dwell time" at home between deployments (the Army's traditional deployment ratio has been one year deployed, two years at home). Families have been complaining about the 15-month tours, and it's a key topic of conversation whenever Army leaders meet with soldiers and their spouses...
Army officials say that so long as the mini-surge in Afghanistan is limited to the recently announced boost of 3,200 Marines, the Army should be able to begin trimming the length of deployments starting in August. While some units currently deployed are expected to have to serve up to 15 months, the Army is hoping that any brigades sent overseas after August 1 will have their deployments capped at 12 months...
...fact may have detracted from the overall operatic experience and made some scenes difficult to follow. The unintentional competition between actor and musician for dominance becomes frustrating at times, but the audience can use facial cues and the clear blocking to understand the action.At just over three hours in length, “Così fan Tutte” asks a great deal of its audience, both in terms of attention and stamina. The cast and crew hold up their end of the bargain and deliver a performance worth the audience’s effort. For those who are still...
...through my own powers of deductive reasoning, that Katie Holmes had been pregnant for approximately 18 months, wearing what appeared to be a prosthetic stomach for half of that time. No one believed me then.Anyway, while I was reading and sneaking self-congratulatory smiles at myself in the full length mirror, some earnest-looking individual decided that we should watch the primary debates. I had no real objection to this, as “Jeopardy!” was over. In fact, I was rather excited. Think of the outfit that Hillary Clinton will be wearing! I should probably interject...