Word: mini
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...Harat Hreik, Hizballah's stronghold in south Beirut, the fighters in black are back in force after two weeks of hiding in bunkers. They patrol the neighborhood on scooters like a mini-motocross militia, separating the would-be looters from families who have returned to inspect the damage. Suddenly, the battered blocks echo with celebratory gunfire as the rumor spreads that a Hizballah missile has hit an Israeli warship in Tyre. Fearing a retaliatory strike, the families leave...
...actors are dispassionate. Lauria recalls his having volunteered at ground zero after 9/11: "You realize how good people are. A good leader would have mobilized that instead of 'Let's make sure my friends keep making money.'" But he adds that making the mini-series left him hawkish on giving government agents the tools to fight terrorism. "It's inevitable that the show is going to be politicized," Wahlberg says, "because everybody watching it is going to have a political take...
...When I stopped at my favorite mini-grocery store to pick up some milk, the shopkeeper was in the middle of a conversation with friends. "I hope the American Administration falls because of this," he told them. "I hope Bush falls." Seeing me, the blonde foreigner, he asked where I was from. I told him: American, but living in Beirut. He smiled and said: "American! Welcome! We hate your government, but we love the American people. You know, we all want to live there!" Syrians have told me this for years, whenever I reveal my nationality. It was reassuring...
...GLOWING GADGET When it's time to answer nature's call in the dark of night, mini-lights come in handy. Guyot Designs' Firefly, $22, converts a water bottle into a flashlight whose brightness can be adjusted for use as a night-light or reading lamp...
...she’s a sensible person. We understand completely, feel guilty for putting her on the spot, and nod in thanks for her laughter. “Don’t hitchhike!” a doughy-faced, middle-aged woman scolds from the passenger seat of a mini van. This is the fifth car. Things are looking up.“I know,” Simon says apologetically, letting his arms and legs fall into a full body shrug. “We feel so bad, we’re so sorry...