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...behold in Tokyo this autumn will be German Contemporary Photography. Running from Oct. 25 to Dec. 18 at Tokyo's National Museum of Modern Art (momat.go.jp), this sweeping exhibition comprises work shot over 40 years by a remarkably diverse group of photographers. One common theme is Germany's sudden rise (and subsequent decline) as an industrial power; look out for the grim, 1960s factory pictures by Bernd and Hilla Becher (the oldest work on show) or the disturbing aridity of Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine...
...sudden I got shot out of a cannon. It blew me out of my shoes, blew me about 20 feet, and knocked my head and my right side up. I was unconscious for a couple minutes,” Mazza said. “They said it was probably good I was a football player, because I automatically curled up when...
...Shinbul Girl's Primary School. The blackboard has been taken over by a visiting election officer who is telling the students about the Sept. 18 vote for the country's parliament and provincial councils. But the students at the back of the room are more interested in the sudden appearance of a reporter than in how to mark a ballot. That's until their teacher slams her hand on the desk. "Why are you not listening?" she chides. "You must pay attention to how the elections will work, so you can teach others, so you can make a good decision...
...impossible to eradicate all risk, every possible step must be taken to minimize it, even at higher costs. Excepting the Peru crash that was the result of inclement weather, the other three major accidents are thought to have technical causes. The Greek jet, it is said, suffered a sudden loss in cabin pressure that could have resulted from failures in the air conditioning system. The Venezuelan twin-engine failure could have been either because of fuel contamination or maintenance malfunction (and is the second fatal flight this year by low-cost provider West Caribbean Airlines). While inspections have not yielded...
...next stop we heard a sudden series of pops, and simultaneously we ducked, fearing gun fire just around the corner. We were now on a side street and there were no other boats in sight. Will reassured us that it was just a helicopter propeller backfiring. When we reached Laurie's friend's house the water filled half of the first floor. The apartment was on the second floor and could only be accessed by the balcony window, which we couldn't reach, or by going through the common front door, and another door at the top of the interior...