Word: spartanism
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...Marseille and Geneva plan to open terminals catering to low-cost airlines; Kuala Lumpur and Singapore may follow. "Don't expect carpeting," warns Loïc Chovelon, spokesman for Marseille Provence Airport, which plans to spend up to 314.5 million to convert an old cargo facility into a spartan self-service terminal. Passengers will collect their tickets from automated booths and, after clearing security, tag their own bags and hoist them onto conveyor belts. Then it's time to hoof onto the tarmac. Says Philippe Roy of Geneva's International Airport: "If it rains, well, it rains...
...Like a Spartan in Ancient Greece, she never, ever surrenders or loses sight of the target." Several months before Barcelona, Kendall was thrown from a power boat, its propeller severing a tendon and breaking a bone in her wrist. During a remarkable recovery, she trained with her brother Bruce (Olympic boardsailing champion in '88). "It never occurred to her that she couldn't beat him," recalls Beck. "She drove herself to a level so far ahead of the women that she absolutely dominated the Olympic competition." Despite her laid-back lingo ("bummed" and "stoked"), there's a regal confidence...
...rough, mining town in the Australian outback, Broken Hill has some surprisingly boho credentials. Movie buffs might recognize its spartan New South Wales landscape in films like Mad Max or Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Now it's also earning a reputation as a mecca for aspiring artists...
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Harvard took advantage of four Spartan errors to battle No. 26 Greesnboro (19-5-1) to a 4-4 tie before rain ended game after nine innings of play in Greensboro, N.C. last Wednesday...