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...foiled plot also underlines the fact that, for all the talk in recent years about al-Qaeda focusing on coming up with a new form of terror attack - be it with weapons of mass destruction or against a target other than air travel - the group tends to stick with what they believe is a good plan, notes Rohan Gunaratna, author of Inside al-Qaeda. "They think in the long term, over decades," Gunaratna says. "They will keep trying the same plan until they get it right, as was the case with the World Trade Center." From "Richard Reid the shoe...
...Miura stool by Konstantin Grcic for Plank A stackable stool easily[an error occurred while processing this directive] slung over the shoulder for carrying, Miura might be described as an urban version of a shooting stick. The rigorous, British-trained, Munich-based Grcic would probably scoff at such speculation - he says his inspiration is a product's material qualities, in this case fiberglass-reinforced polypropylene. www.plank.it...
...first, Iron Man, to be released in May 2008. Marvel's new studio can spend up to $165 million a flick--still relatively low for the production of an action film with sophisticated special effects, warns media analyst Harold Vogel. "And they've got to create excellent stories to stick out in the oversaturated superhero genre," Vogel says. If the studio goes over budget on a film, Marvel could be forced to use some of its own cash or seek out a partner...
...While Winton fictionalized his childhood Albany as Angelus, the pristine beaches and the old police station where his father worked survive. For the school scenes of Lockie Leonard, there are also more extras than you can poke a stick at. Willingly confined to a classroom and wearing their own uniforms on a sunny afternoon during their holidays, kids let loose with hormones and havoc as director Roger Hodgman reins in this largely local and inexperienced cast. "They're terrific," he says...
...touch, the ocher walls are smooth and warm; no creatures are visible, so you poke a stick into the mound. Seconds later the repairman arrives and starts plugging the hole. Poke again, and another laborer turns up. Another hole, another worker. And there are a hundred thousand more waiting to play. It's a fun game, but you'll tire of it before they...