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...late 1960s, driving around in a 1959 Hillman Husky shipped on the Southampton-Bilbao ferry, the tricornio-hatted Guardia Civil scared the churros out of me and my friends. Now, the Guardia address citizens as sir or madam, women have been admitted to active service ? and either sex can opt for the surgery Leonor won't need. For example, Alba Romero of Jaén, a serving Guardia Civil like her father and her four brothers. Born male, Alba, 35, has now had her genitals and Adam's apple removed and her breasts enlarged, and although her superiors at first...
...Google stipulated that the publishers would have to submit the name of each book that they wanted to remove. Trade groups reacted angrily to this proposal, saying that it was Google’s duty to secure permission for copyrighted works, not the publishers’ responsibility to opt out of the project. Google said that the print initiative is a logical extension of its mission, which—according to the search engine’s website—is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful...
...find the usual arrangement of frames and lenses passé may find Belgian optician Theo's Meshes and Laces Collection an exciting alternative. A filigree of fine, highly malleable stainless steel wraps around the face, or can be worn atop the head as a diadem. Men are likely to opt for the more masculine latticework of the Antwerp Mesh, while women might prefer the Bruges Lace's genteel paisley (the eyewear starts at $460, and optical lenses are also available). As with most fashion trends, slatted sunglasses are nothing new. Theo's line was inspired by the Inuit, who have...
...find relevant books based on their search terms. Users will have access to snippets of texts from books still under copyright and the entire text of those in the public domain.Last month, Google suspended the scanning of books under copyright until Nov. 1 to allow publishers time to opt out of the program if they choose. Google has continued to scan books in the public domain.And the company said it remains committed to the goals of the project. “We’re dedicated to helping the world find information, and there’s too much information...
What Hollywood couldn't ignore it would try to co-opt. The year was 1967, the films Bonnie and Clyde (whose script was originally offered to Godard) and The Graduate (with its jazzy ransacking of the European film lexicon), and soon American directors had the auteur status that had been the exclusive province of foreigners. Then U.S. films got gamier, porno went legit, and the raincoat brigade didn't have to take its sex in Swedish...