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...Most of the rank-and-file soldiers in the unit are Sikhs, members of a religious group native to the plains of Punjab, who wear their long hair covered at all times, usually with a turban. Sikh soldiers are renowned in British Empire military lore for their bravery and fighting skills, although so far in South Lebanon, those attributes have not been tested. The 15th Punjab reports that it hasn't had a single encounter with armed Hizballah elements, despite constant patrols in the 12-village area for which it is responsible. Does this mean Hizballah has given up southern...
...face. Within two years Wilsdorf created the world's first dust- and waterproof timepiece and was awarded the first wristwatch chronometer rating by the School of Horology in Geneva. In 1926 he devised the first airtight, element-proof mariner's watch, which resembled a submarine hatch. According to Rolex lore, Wilsdorf called the new watch the Oyster after having difficulty opening one of the mollusks at a black-tie dinner party...
...broached the contentious permissibility of religious depiction by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. But recently, creative entrepreneurs in the Middle East have sought to recast cartoon strips as productive instruments of cultural change.Combining Western looks—think Spider-Man and Batman—with regional and Islamic lore, these panels are designed to provide entertainment and education for youths both in the Arab world and abroad. SECRET ORIGINSThe January/February 2007 issue of magazine Saudi Aramco World contains a feature article entitled “The Next Generation of Superheroes,” a piece which focuses on the efforts...
...shot at beating down an opposing mage, while spending hours wending through a haunted manse might win me a coveted staff. Also, unlike with old media, my choices affect people around me. I can form guilds, essentially virtual clubhouses, band together to quest for rare breastplate, recite the assorted lore of Vin Diesel or Chuck Norris, or simply hang out in front of the local inn doing the electric slide...
...Theater is tame? Catch the Gold Dust Orphans troupe performing “Silent Night of the Lambs” during a special Saturday matinee just in time for Christmas. But this isn’t one for the young ’uns; in this take on holiday lore, Santa, according to the Orphans’ website is “a man who, after hundreds of years of back breaking public service, has been driven to devour more than just a plate of stale cookies!” Check it out at the Machine Theater (normally...