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...will go, and the ceiling hasn't yet been reached. "The backyard has become another room in the house," says Shaun Chinsky, brand manager for Vieluxe, a $6,000 barbecue brought out this year by the company that makes the humble old Weber. (Its top model, the $3,000 Summit 650, just wasn't pricey enough.) "It's the last place people had left to remodel." The handmade Vieluxe comes with such features as an integrated smoking system, a table that slides out to reveal two side burners, and what Vieluxe is calling "a concierge"--on call 24 hours...
...research scientist on the National Federation of the Blind 2001 Everest Expedition that placed a team of climbers, including Erik, atop the highest point on Earth. While achieving the summit of Everest is certainly an amazing accomplishment even for a sighted climber, the true success lies in the teamwork and heart-and-soul efforts of those involved and the fun had by all. Had Erik not reached the summit because of weather or another factor beyond his control, his efforts of sweat, blood and burning lungs would be no less inspirational to the blind, handicapped and just plain folks like...
...radical anticapitalist with a weakness for black masks and tear gas, you'll love Genoa in July. The Italian city's old quarter is full of dark, winding alleys--perfect turf for antiglobalization protesters who hope to turn next month's G-8 summit into another spectacle of window-smashing mayhem. Genoa's police are mulling ways to forestall the kind of violence that erupted in June at the European Union confab in Sweden. Government officials nixed proposals to stage a floating summit in Genoa's harbor, but they have summoned American experts to train local police in "crowd control...
...PAKISTAN Power Play In an unexpected move, Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf declared himself President. The General, who seized power from the elected government 20 months ago, dismissed President Rafiq Tarar to strengthen his bargaining power when he meets India's Prime Minister for summit talks on July 14. Musharraf, who appointed Finance Minister Shaukut Aziz as Prime Minister, now holds the country's top five jobs...
...Publicly, the big dogs of European integration dismissed the Irish upset as no big deal. The French assembly quickly backed the Nice Treaty last week 407-27, with 113 abstentions. At a summit in Freiberg, French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder pledged to work for Nice's ratification "according to the existing timetable and without any delay...