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...sure, there exists an image of how a conservative looks—or maybe, how a conservative should look. Here in the Northeast, this may include a splash of cable-chord or a dab of pearls. The image is neat, tidy, prim. And, of course, there is an idea of how a conservative behaves. Unlike his liberal cousin, who is an old hand at activism, the conservative’s means of discourse are more refined...
...However, swear words and sexually explicit comments get replaced with a "bleep." And while there is no age verification process, members who claim to be 17 or younger are directed to chat areas separate from older members. On the site' s opening night, conversations on the virtual beach called "Splash" went like this: "If u wanna hook up with me, say 123," wrote one person. "123" says another. "Ok, let' s kiss then." Other members were swapping their MySpace addresses and asking for e-mail addresses. There's even a video chat feature built in that lets kids activate their...
...sport would like to claim the same status. Over the past five years, an army of young talent from South Korea to South Florida has invaded the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), stealing the limelight from overtanned veterans with a splash of color, short skirts and high-flying ponytails. They've ditched the ice skates for their fathers' drivers, blasting pink balls over greens at Tiger Woods-size distances...
...Ahmadinejad recently made another media splash with an announcement that Iran planned to install 3,000 centrifuges at its research facility in Natanz - he claimed this meant it was now capable of "industrial" production of reactor fuel, which was a substantial exaggeration. Iran has installed less than half the number of centrifuges announced by Ahmadinejad, and those are experiencing far more technical difficulties than the president let on; furthermore, Iran would need 54,000 centrifuges running a lot more efficiently than those currently in place to be able to produce industrial-grade enriched uranium. Current estimates from a number...
While the movies and TV shows are creating a lot of splash, much of the credit for the current Tudor revival probably belongs to British historical novelist Gregory, whose book The Other Boleyn Girl is in print in 26 countries, including Japan and Russia, with more than 1 million copies sold in the U.S. Behind the popularity of Gregory's intelligent, well-researched books--including her most recent, The Boleyn Inheritance--is the author's focus on the secret histories of the women on the sidelines of the Tudor era. The Other Boleyn Girl depicts Henry's claustrophobic court from...