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Take a deep breath, and plow down the river. The Fiji Travel Pack inflatable kayak ($120; sevylor.com is nearly 11-ft. long, holds 400 lbs. and comes equipped with a handy storage bag. A cheap alternative to lugging a kayak on your car roof, this one can even fit under the front seat, with your spare change...
Designers are determined to look on the bright side this spring and summer, with saturated colors turning up on everything from waterproof rubber ballet flats (the shoes of the season) to fitted jackets, sunglasses and even eye shadow. Aqua and cyclamen pink lead the pack, but color experts say any bold shade works in warmer months. Take advantage of these punchy hues while they last. Come fall, it's going to be back to all black...
...patrol leader gave the order to move, he was told that one of his men had left a camera - an item forbidden on patrols - in the pack he'd shed near the bush hides. In a move that was extremely complex in the circumstances, the leader decided to split the patrol and send three of the men to retrieve the pack. On the way down the hill, the trooper who'd left the camera souvenired a turban, a rifle and a magazine of bullets from a dead villager, against the express instructions of his patrol leader. When the patrol leader...
...describes lovingly as "a low-down, dirty, Pocono Mountain 4-H pony." She turns 50 in July. "It's a big deal, although 50 is the new 40," she says. Her second marriage over, she shares her home with four dogs, which pad along after her like an obedient pack. Many authors write for a few hours in the morning, but Scottoline works throughout the day and into the night, with breaks for daytime television ("Oprah is my girl crush," she gushes). She is a peripatetic writer, moving among four home computers...
...short run, the politicization of the judiciary is likely to continue apace, but filibuster compromise can only be beneficial. Although it does not address the underlying issues, the compromise keeps the filibuster, which is a natural check upon the ability of one party to pack courts with ideologues. Even more important, the compromise proves that rumors of the death of the political center have been greatly exaggerated; centrists have sent a clear message to Bush pushing for the nomination of less extremist judges. Hopefully, the political center can continue to exert influence over the Senate, changing the tenor and motivation...