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...flashy coming-out party, the massive military parade commemorating 60 years of communist rule on Oct. 1 marks a more serious side to the rise of the People's Republic. Some 5,000 military personnel and 108 missile trucks - including several carrying ICBMs capable of hitting Washington - proceeded with pomp down Beijing's central avenues as more than 150 fighter aircraft soared overhead. And to make sure the heavens don't rain on their parade, the Chinese will scramble a fleet of fog-dispersing aircraft to intercept storm clouds. The event "will embody China's economic and technological progress," said...
...York Times's Arthur Krock won a Pulitzer for scoring a sit-down with FDR. Advances in technology have compelled recent leaders to engage with the media more often, albeit reluctantly. Dwight Eisenhower was the first to allow TV cameras into his press conferences; live telecasts, with all their pomp, began with...
...Calderin insists that the city isn’t competing for feature coverage in Vogue or a star-studded front row. “I think [Boston’s] coming into its own for a particular identity. It has less to do with all the pomp and circumstance and more with the smart aspect of fashion,” Calderin says. Yet he acknowledges that the local fashion week does not currently garner the attention that other cities receive in terms of media coverage, noting, “Obviously we would love to have national coverage, but the truth...
...chairs in the Yard and the Quad for a combined total of about 20 days in the entire school year. Much cheaper to bring blankets and sit on the grass. Nature is in. 12) A class of 2013 convocation because the freshman still want more “pomp and circumstance,” so we give them a ceremony just to make them happy. 11) Self-locking doors installed—because we can’t lock the doors ourselves? If you refuse to lock your door, don’t complain about getting your stuff stolen...
Many aspects of the Great Mausoleum in Glendale, Calif., would have delighted Michael Jackson. It is, in its way, a kind of necrological version of his Neverland, filled with Hollywood pomp, kitsch and idiosyncrasy: rolling hills; art so classic, it's almost camp; and an impressive collection of the relics of the famous dead. But above all, Michael Joseph Jackson's family will take comfort in knowing that their often reclusive son will probably be undisturbed by prying fans and press. "Security was highly critical in the final decision," a source close to the family tells TIME. "[Michael's brother...