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...California suburb, and Dream City, which supposedly will have its own conference center, supermarket and American-style school. The Turkish developers of Naz City, a high-rise condominium complex, are trying to sell house-proud Kurds on modern apartment living. An American company wants to build Iraq's first ski resort in the mountains near the Turkish and Iranian borders. While citizens in Baghdad struggle to survive, a sign in Arbil declares that the city is "striving for perfection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kurdistan: Iraq's Next Battleground? | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

...California suburb, and Dream City, which will supposedly have its own conference center, supermarket and American-style school. The Turkish developers of Naz City, a high-rise condominium complex, are trying to sell house-proud Kurds on modern apartment living. An American company wants to build Iraq's first ski resort in the mountains near the Turkish and Iranian borders. While citizens in Baghdad struggle to survive, a sign in Erbil declares that the city is "Striving for Perfection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Iraq Works | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

...Michael Michaels (Ferrell) - get into a brawl on the winners' stand and are forever banished from the male singles category. Three and a half years later, Chazz is drunk and disgraced impersonating a wizard in some Podunk lounge act on ice, and Jimmy is peddling sports equipment at a Ski 'n Shred. But they love skating more than they hate each other, so they agree to become the world's first male-pairs team. "As if skating wasn't gay enough already," a rival snorts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Ferrell's Glory | 3/30/2007 | See Source »

...School of Design. Former Harvard Dean of Admissions Fred L. Glimp ’50, who attended the announcement Friday, said that Jaccaci worked as an assistant to him between 1961 and 1963. In addition, Jaccaci said his time at Harvard included a tenure as coach of the varsity ski team and proctor in Straus Hall. But Jaccaci has moved on to a more ambitious calling. He said he addresses his audiences in speaking tours as Thomas Jefferson from the perspective of the year 2040, congratulating them on their achievements. “When I am enacting Mr. Jefferson...

Author: By Lukas Strnad, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Presidential Impersonator Throws in Hat | 3/12/2007 | See Source »

...mortgages, maintenance headaches, endless repair costs and cluttered closets?leasing is becoming an ideal way to stay on top of trends and styles, particularly when it comes to cars, fashion and sports equipment. At Aspen's Snowmass resort, for example, 60% of visitors during the past holiday season rented skis from the facility's ski shop, up from 45% eight years ago. Most of these skiers, says Derek Johnson, managing director of rental retail, now invest in custom boots and bindings but prefer to lease their skis so they can try out the latest models each year. "People also like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Leasing Life | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

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