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...were moving on. "Young people must write the new chapter." For German voters of Fischer's age or older, these words may have come as a shock. For many, the pixie-faced politician embodies all the values they associate with youth: irreverence, passion, engagement with radical causes, an enduring whiff of rebellion. Fischer half-jokingly told Die Tageszeitung, a leftist newspaper: "I was one of the last live rock 'n' rollers of German politics. Now there's an up-and-coming generation in every party who mime to pre-recorded tracks." In any case, the elections on Sept. 18 showed...
...argued for something short of full membership for Turkey. And French president Jacques Chirac, who says he favors Turkish membership, has pressed through a constitutional amendment demanding a referendum in France to approve any new member of the EU. An editorial in Germany's centrist Sueddeutsche Zeitung sensed a whiff of hypocrisy in the pressure on Austria to kick the ball forward again. "The Austrian government deserves merit for speaking openly what a majority of the citizens think: that a promise of accession will not be made good," the paper wrote. Maybe not, but much can change in ten years...
...fresh, fruity aroma, won't be dabbed behind the ears of fashionistas or sold on the shelves of chic department stores. But if you visit the Samsung Experience store in New York City--or, soon, if you open up a Samsung Electronics package or pamphlet--you may catch a whiff. The new eau de electronics, named Intimate Blue to evoke Samsung's cobalt blue logo, is part of a drive by the Korean giant to develop a sensory identity, including a new signature sound, a string of cheery notes. "It's all about subliminal experience," says Paul Kim, a marketing...
...Just as important, there's a whiff of dithering around that 13-year time frame. It was in 1961 that President Kennedy challenged the U.S. to go to the moon; eight years later we were leaving footprints there-and that was before we'd even put a man in orbit. It shouldn't take so long to go back. A contemporary program with a 13-year deadline is precisely the kind of undertaking that can be frittered into nothing if future administrations lose the interest or the revenue to keep pursuing...
...beat 50 Cent would dig. A traditional marching song, Real Men, is sung by rising female singer Jinjoo?the only performer on the recording who isn't a soldier. The ministry says recruits will be given the CDs "to enjoy during leisure time." Barracks culture may still have a whiff of the 19th century, but its background music will be 21st...