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...Zafaraniyah. This was the place where Iraq once manufactured its modified Scud missile, al-Hussein, one of the most potent tools in its arsenal. The weapon has been forbidden to Baghdad since the 1991 Gulf War cease-fire, and the Iraqis claim these days that al-Nidaa makes only metal molds and tools. But the inspectors, armed with 1,240 unrevealing pages on missile programs that were part of Baghdad's recent accounting to the U.N., made their own inquiries, snooping around al-Nidaa and five other missile-related facilities. At one, the inspectors were treated to a test launch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: The Great Scud Hunt | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

Noah C. Waxman ’04, a VES concentrator with two metal sculptures in the show, praised the exhibition as a rare opportunity to present art—especially large sculptures and paintings—in a professional setting...

Author: By Alexandra N. Atiya, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: VES Students Cash In on Artwork | 12/18/2002 | See Source »

...year-old minister asks a swarm of giggling children, age 5 and older. As they ponder the answer, he takes a spaghetti strainer out of a sack stuffed with Bibles and turns it into a spiky helmet by filling its holes with nails facing outward. Then he places the metal headgear on a nervous volunteer. A child shouts out the correct answer--"Feeding pigs!"--and, as a reward, gets to aim water balloons at the newly anointed human porcupine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Funday School | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

Sargent Hall has sculptures extending up to 12 inches off of the canvas, and Sargent used glass, wood, metal and a variety of paints in creating the murals. Still, the workers say it’s worth the effort. “The Straus Center would bring this passion and enthusiasm to any project, but with this project, you are there where [Sargent] stood,” said Maurer. “That is exciting...

Author: By Angela M. Salvucci, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Murals Challenge Harvard Conservators | 12/12/2002 | See Source »

Then Harpest saw a couple of SBC ads telling customers that switching to the new local services offered by the likes of AT&T was as foolish as poking a fork into a toaster or sticking your tongue to a metal pole in freezing weather. Far from amused, Harpest thought the ad could "give kids bad ideas." But it gave him a good idea. He called AT&T, already his long-distance provider, to sign up for its local service, seeking only the convenience of a single bill. He was surprised to learn the switch would also save him about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Telecom: Thrown for a Loop | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

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