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...Ritchie in a Scottish castle last winter that the board, as "a special thank-you," commissioned a new tartan, Romantic Scotland, in honor of the duo. "Madonna is the original Material Girl, so a length of fabric seems doubly appropriate," said the board's marketing head. The color scheme: pearl white, for Like a Virgin; blue, for the early True Blue album; yellow, for the Blond Ambition tour; and purple, for Scottish heather. But what about Ritchie? Oh, yeah: "A three-line overcheck echoes the style of the Ritchie tartan." What, no blood red for his action sequences...
...Tigers have struggled offensively this year, committing more turnovers than assists despite their ball-control scheme. Forward Mike Bechtold leads the team in scoring at just 10.2 points per game. He is the only player averaging in double digits...
Hayes’ thinking? “Murphy’s offense is almost identical to the pass-happy scheme Spurrier uses...
...Pentagon brass, which wasn't keen on a CIA-led operation to start with, was skeptical of the agency's main scheme: that the U.S. could put its faith--and its people--in the hands of an opposition force that had shown little skill in fighting the Taliban in the past. The Northern Alliance's charismatic leader, Ahmed Shah Massoud, had just been assassinated. The question wasn't whether the U.S. could buy the loyalty of the rebels but whether they would stay bought. It wasn't certain that U.S. troops would be allowed to stage in nearby Tajikistan...
...Dennis Tito The U.S. multimillionaire became the world's first space tourist when the Russians blasted him into orbit for a cool $20 million. Not pleased with the space-for-cash scheme, NASA threatened to bar the feisty 60-year-old from the International Space Station. Tito's journey paved the way for an international compromise to allow more space travelers. Next up? South African Mark Shuttleworth - for a reported $25 million. With NASA a bit cash-strapped itself these days, it might be just as well that it changed its tune...