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...they have a chance to take out Nasrallah, whom they view as a particularly clever and dangerous enemy. The damage that Lebanon and the Middle East will face if another war breaks out could make the destruction caused by Hizballah and Israel last summer look like a brisk whirlwind by comparison...
...That's what Disney is counting on. Having just celebrated her 14th birthday, Cyrus is at the center of a synergistic whirlwind of guest appearances, concert dates and recording sessions aimed at hyping Hannah Montana. She's performing in several cities as opening act for The Cheetah Girls - a made-by-Disney tween-targeted girl group - on their 40-city tour. She rode a celebrity float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade before returning to Los Angeles to start production on the series' second season...
...long wait before the December decision day is nothing compared to the whirlwind of pressure that Wang went through before the application deadline. “A couple of days I stayed up until three just doing the essays and no homework,” says Wang. “I was almost crying because of the essays! I asked my mom to look over them, and my first essay was pretty bad, and I guess she was honest. I don’t usually don’t take criticism extremely well, and it was unusual because I usually...
Hollywood once believed in the division of labor: writers wrote, and directors directed. Sturges, who did both with ease, changed all that in a whirlwind few years (1940-44) at Paramount, where he auteured an incredible eight films--amazing in their quantity and quality. Seven of those comedies (all but The Miracle of Morgan's Creek) are amassed here as a reminder of how fast, reckless and smart movies can be. Sturges' social satire fizzes in The Great McGinty and Hail the Conquering Hero. But the pearl is The Lady Eve, with con artiste Barbara Stanwyck seducing naive Henry Fonda...
Knowing that India is an NBA priority, Adidas, which signed an 11-year apparel deal with the league in April, this summer sent Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Garnett on a whirlwind, three-day tour, the first official trip by an NBA player to India. He gave a clinic in Bangalore, cut the ribbon at Adidas stores in New Delhi and Bangalore, and attracted throngs of fans. Adidas released nearly 900 pairs of a $189 limited edition, India-only Garnett basketball shoe, stitched with the country's orange, white and green colors and its iconic symbol, a tiger. Betting in part...