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...know what? I enjoy it." Still, some women in the military--and a good number of men--admit that the dangers of serving in Iraq have been jarring. Many enlisted before the Iraq war, when military life for privates was much the same as working in, say, McDonald's, only you had to salute your bosses. "I thought I'd be working in a hospital," says medic Sergeant Dywata Reynolds. "But then this war started." While on patrol recently, Reynolds, the mother of a baby, survived a fusillade of insurgent gunfire. Says Collins: "We didn't expect...
...following Peck's road map, you can wander through the market of Chandni Chowk in old Delhi, taking note as you pass in quick succession a Jain temple where sick birds are treated, a Hindu temple, a Sikh gurdwara, a mosque and a British-era police station (a McDonald's has also opened on the road). As Peck understands, it's this juxtaposition of the present and the past, of the mundane and the macabre, that is Delhi's special delight for art and history buffs. On the terrace of an abandoned 14th century madrasah in the neighborhood of Hauz...
...York City. Due to deliver a speech at Cornell University, the French antiglobalization activist was detained and questioned upon arrival at J.F.K. Airport before being flown back to France. U.S. officials said Bové-who was jailed in France for destroying genetically modified crops and demolishing a McDonald's restaurant-was barred from entering as he failed to mention his previous convictions on an immigration form...
...Since the events of a year ago, I think it is not clear from the point of view of a lot of faculty members where the legitimacy to make this choice will come from,” said Christie McDonald, chair of the department of Romance languages and literatures...
...McDonald's is getting a makeover. The fast-food force has launched its first restaurant redesign in 30 years; more than 6,000 locations will feature the new look by year's end. Customers will have three zones to choose from, based on their dining needs, says Peter Dixon of Lippincott Mercer, the firm that created the new McD. Counter seating will serve eat-and-run customers. Those looking to linger will find soft lighting and plush chairs. Mingling teens can cram tables together in a flexible seating area. "It's something [McDonald's] should have done years ago," says...