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...Character Play operates on both literal and surreal levels—depicting two struggling siblings on a tour of a play and their extreme attempt to stave off madness and desperation...
...Norsk Folkemuseum The cultural history museum has exhibits on Norwegian arts and traditions as well as 150 buildings, including a 13th century stave church, moved from across the country and painstakingly rebuilt in Bygdøy, a 10-minute ferry ride from central Oslo. Museumsveien...
...interest. But if they are upset with countries whose foreign policy in Iraq is being determined by petroleum investments, the protesters should direct their ire toward Europe and Asia. Hussein has used lucrative oil contracts with Russian, French and Chinese businesses as effective diplomatic weapons in his attempt to stave off a U.S.-led invasion...
...billion to give the Pentagon “every resource, every weapon, and every tool they need.” Instead of working out problems that will flare up into national security threats later on, we are overspending and indulging our military in the hopes that we can stave off these threats as they develop. Such an approach will perpetuate the need for always increasing military expenditures. A recent report from the National Intelligence Council identifies the AIDS epidemic as a threat to global and regional security because of its potential to disrupt the military, political and social aspects...
...ranked No. 47 nationally, took on No. 62-ranked Whi Kim from the University of Arizona in the first round Thursday. They split the first two sets before Kim nearly broke Chu late in the third. The sophomore was able to stave off the break points, then break himself and take the match...