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...Some of the initial draconian restrictions have now been relaxed, and small carry-on bags are once again being allowed on transatlantic flights. But the new rules permit only carry-on bags that are about half the size of those permitted before last week: no bigger than 45 cm. by 35 cm. by 16 cm. (17.5 in. by 13.5 in. by 6 in.),about the size of a computer bag. In Britain, government officials are considering whether to make this rule permanent...
...dreamer, and his dreams have been fueled by a Rockefeller-size budget, but Barber is no purist. Stone Barns is an organic farm, but Blue Hill doesn't serve only organic food. The fruit, for instance, is almost all grown with chemical inputs. Organic fruit is available from California - which doesn't suffer from the Hudson Valley's humidity - but Barber prefers to buy locally. That's partly because the fruit tastes better without being trucked across the continent and partly because Barber wants to encourage non-industrial, regional agriculture. That means he lives with some pesticide residue...
Cusato designed her first small home after hurricane Katrina as "a dignified alternative to the FEMA trailer." Her models, which the government is considering for Katrina-ravaged areas, range from a 308-sq.-ft. studio to a 434-sq.-ft. two-bedroom version and feature full-size porches shaded by eaves. Already, Cusato says, she is in negotiations with a large retail chain to sell her houselets to the public as well...
...Basketball, the sport's governing body, would cobble together a group of big-name NBA standouts, give them a few days to practice and expect gold at the Worlds and Olympics. Other national teams, whose players often compete together from the time they try on their first size 2s, are now so good that they can't expect to win with such slipshod organization. This time USA Basketball has asked a pool of 24 NBA players to give up three summers to prepare for this year's World's, next year's Olympic qualifiers, if needed, and the 2008 Games...
...Israel may still harbor hopes that the war would turn Lebanon's civilians against Hizballah, but all the evidence from the refugees returning home pointed to the contrary. Adorning many of the cars were brand new posters of Hizballah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, his cherubic face twice its normal size on the flyers. "A Divine Victory," they said. Refugees said they had received them from Hizballah-run schools where many of them stayed, after having received money from Hizballah's social services arm to help them rebuild in the south...