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...upwards of $800, including the Mona Lisa done in the form. And then there are the websites devoted to Lego creations. At thebricktestament.com Lego fan Brendan Powell Smith has faithfully re-created 50 stories from the Bible using only Legos. There are also sites devoted to Lego depictions of Lord of the Rings and scenes from Shakespeare. Lego porn sites, perhaps inevitably, have sprouted too, definitely not child's play. --By Lisa McLaughlin
Given their long history of choking in the crunch, it's fitting that the most elegant euphemism for sporting failure was invented by the English. You used to hear it all the time on BBC radio, when an England side was beaten, at Wembley or Twickenham or Lord's; at the final whistle, or wicket, a commentator would put the defeat down to "the glorious uncertainty of the game...
...underwater team. In the 1980s, Goddio concentrated on excavating shipwrecks, including a Chinese junk and the Spanish galleon San Diego, off the coast of the Philippines. Since then, he has focused on Egypt. In 1999, his team excavated the remains of L'Orient, Napoleon's warship sunk by Lord Nelson in 1798 during the Battle of Abukir. Turning to the antique world, Goddio used the magnetometer to develop the most detailed map ever made of the ancient Egyptian coastline. Excavations based on this topographical research led to his discovery of Herakleion and part of the city of Canopus...
...town of Jenin and tanks rolled into surrounding neighborhoods. Tanks also destroyed much of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's headquarters. NORTHERN IRELAND A Sinn Fein Mayor Elected in Belfast Against Loyalist protests, votes from nonsectarian Alliance Party councilors sealed the election win of Sinn Fein's Alex Maskey as lord mayor of Belfast - the first time the political wing of the I.R.A. has gained control of the city's council. The vote came after days of rioting and shootings that injured five people. Both loyalists and republicans blamed each other for the violence. Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble accused...
...Noted "There is a common enemy out there." LORD ROBERTSON, Secretary-General of nato, on why the alliance that was established to contain Russia now accepts this former foe as a junior partner...