Word: particularity
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...That kind of crazed demand for a hot accessory is nothing new, but this particular must-have accessory certainly is. The most coveted bag of the year is not a Birkin or even one of Hindmarch's own luxurious metallic bags, but a humble $15 canvas tote meant to lug groceries and embroidered with the phrase "I Am Not a Plastic Bag." And not surprisingly, the bag's sudden success and good intentions have generated a fair amount of backlash...
...other incidents ranged from violent demonstrations against forced abortions and police brutality to an anti-pollution protest that took place entirely online. All were fueled because of the Internet, and in particular the country's 20 million-strong bloggers. Says Bequelin, of the possibility for change in China: "The role of the Internet is the one aspect of the kiln story that made me optimistic...
...hold on to earnings. He is also likely to find savings in social services to cut France's spiraling public debt. Another area where Sarkozy is expected to act quickly - perhaps in July - is with a series of measures that stiffen punishment for criminals and youth offenders in particular, while elsewhere tightening rules and requirements for immigrant applicants seeking to join the heads of families in France. Another issue Sarkozy has promised to tackle is the labor strikes that have entirely shut down public transport in the past...
...powerful publicity. But, you Americans around him, please stop goading him to get into politics again. Leave him alone. In one of the pictures, Gore's liquid eyes somehow give me the impression that deep down inside he is sad-probably about the world in general and humanity in particular. Let him be. He's greater than the presidency. Sung-Chau Cheng, Kaohsiung, Taiwan...
...failure to arrest Mladic in particular has been laid at the door of Serb authorities, since he is believed to have found refuge in Serbia under the protection of that country's military intelligence service. Mladic is wanted for his role in the shelling of Sarajevo, and also faces charges of genocide and crimes against humanity over the murder of some 7,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995. But for many Serbs, he is still considered a war hero. Initially, Mladic found protection under the regime of Slobodan Milosevic, but even after he was forced from office...