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...made of 23.5-carat gold, it has a menacing expression, and its mustache, beard and small locks of hair are rendered in exquisite detail. "There have been other gold masks discovered, but all of them are made of foil-thin gold," Kitov says. "Gold masks with this shape and weight are absolutely unknown." He believes the mask was owned by a Thracian ruler, who, in a ritual that has been described in ancient Greek texts, would drink wine from it at public occasions and then place the mask over his face. "His subjects, or foreign emissaries, would look...
...First and foremost, absolutely nobody threatened me in any shape or form,” Munaim said yesterday...
...movement after returning from his tour of duty. Sure, George W. Bush never saw combat, possibly because of his family’s political clout. But these kinds of assertions should never dominate in a presidential campaign, especially at the expense of the platform issues that will actually shape the administration of the victor...
...that's my guy," beams a broad-chested major. Another says, "Greg Zielinski is the kind of cadet that makes you love teaching here." For them, Zielinski has molded himself in the Army's image of the proto-officer: strong, blunt, earnest, demanding. Even with four years to shape cadets, West Point has mixed success installing their program of warrior ethic in teenagers from so many walks of life. So when they see Zielinski adopt it all so naturally--chin out, eyes front, shoulders squared--they see total victory...
Here's what led me back to the trial: first, I didn't want to lose the potential benefit. Second, I'm middle aged and in pretty good shape, and thus younger and fitter than most people with my flavor of cancer. I figured the slightly elevated heart risk was, for me, a more manageable proposition. That's pure rationalization, of course. The bonus round: for an aging gym rat, Celebrex is a wonder at relieving the aches and pains that come from too much exercise...