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...back in the 19th century, and birdsong and the rush of water on the rocks fill the atmosphere. Architect Gae Aulenti's visitors' center offers audio guides, and next summer guests will be able to take illuminated evening walks. The restoration, which includes the replanting of tree and shrub species from Rivarola's original garden, will continue for at least another year. Villa Gregoriana is once again worthy of the most splendid of Grand Tours. tel: (39-06) 3996 7701; www.pierreci.it
...long ago, hybrids like the Toyota Prius sounded like a laughable idea. These days they are being snapped up by consumers more than willing to pay a premium. So before this pipe dream is summarily cast aside, it's worth exploring. Could it be that the motley coalition of tree huggers and hawks is on to something...
...street--once home to working-class Polish-American families--is losing its tight-knit character. But at least Kovarek owns her home. Writer Michael Glynn, 49, his wife and two kids rent an 850-sq.-ft. apartment in Santa Monica, Calif. There is barely enough space to shoehorn a tree in at Christmas, and Glynn's office doubles as his daughter's bedroom. Glynn and his wife considered buying a house when they married in 1994, but, he says, "I thought houses were overvalued." Now they can't afford their neighborhood, even though their income has grown considerably...
...back in the 19th century, and birdsong and the rush of water on the rocks fill the atmosphere. Architect Gae Aulenti's visitors' center offers audio guides, and next summer guests will be able to take illuminated evening walks. The restoration, which includes the replanting of tree and shrub species from Rivarola's original garden, will continue for at least another year. Villa Gregoriana is once again worthy of the most splendid of Grand Tours. tel: (39-06) 3996 7701; www. pierreci.it
...patrolmen were on their own. As the firefight blazed on, one of the attackers fell dead, hit by the SAS sniper from about 80 m away. The sniper himself had a lucky escape. As he crouched beside a small tree, a .50-caliber bullet ripped through the trunk about 10 cm from his head. The Afghans kept on shooting. Soon the men noticed bullets landing in the dust behind them: a machine gun on a distant mountaintop was taking pot shots at their rear. Some of the tribesmen tried repeatedly to scale a nearby peak from where they could rain...