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...time on the ground means that soldiers have a better grasp of the local complexities and personalities that can determine the outcome of their mission. "With a year deployment you have six months of effective time: three months getting up to speed and three months winding down," says Major Thom Sutton, second in command at Naray. But how much can be asked of troops, many of whom have already served three tours? Even with visible successes, burnout seems to be inevitable. "Fifteen months may be good for the mission," says Sutton, "but I don't know if it's sustainable...
Also reaching for the top shelf, Brooks Brothers, that classic bastion of off-the-rack suits, will introduce in the fall a special collection created by New York City-- based designer Thom Browne. The starting price for a three-piece suit will be $3,000. And these suits cut a strikingly different figure from the run-of-the-mill boxy gray Brooks Brothers fare. Browne, who is known for his extreme silhouette of tight-fitting shoulders and cropped cuffed pants, delved into the archives and came up with astrakhan-trimmed tattersall coats and gray flannel pants embroidered with fleece...
...response to temperature sensors; interior walls and cubicle partitions are kept to a minimum to increase circulation; automated panels that filter out glare also help air move around the building, creating what the designers call a circulation engine. "Buildings can use passive as well as active energy," says architect Thom Mayne of the firm Morphosis, which designed the building...
...March of the Penguins," says Thom Gilligan, president of Boston-based Marathon Tours & Travel, which organizes the Antarctica Marathon. After the film's release, race entries shot up. The 2007 event sold out in 2005. Now the marathon, which was previously held every two years, is annual. Already the 2008 race is sold out and 2009 is half booked...
Taking a Shine This page: Dolce & Gabbana wedge ($850, dolcegabbana.it). Opposite page: Tod's D Bag Novita ($1,395, 800-457-TODS); Emporio Armani Bowling bag ($650, emporioarmani.com) Styled by Thom Driver for Halley Resources...