Word: wiseness
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...smaller than the other Nikons. There's still no chance you'll be able to stick it in your pocket, removable zoom lens or not, but it isn't as much bulk when you're on safari. Shooting wise, I would not be able to tell the difference between it and the D50. The only downside is, once the D40 has revealed to you the secrets of photography and made you a master shutterbug, you might wish you had that little second LCD screen for quick aperture and shutter-speed adjustments...
...exiles don't seem too worried. Zograb Nalbandian, London correspondent for the Russian newspaper Trud, says he has spoken to a dozen members of the Russian diaspora. "No one thinks the regime is going to run after them here." That may be true. But it still might be wise for some of London's Russians to watch their sushi...
...long it can capitalize on the p.r. boost it gained from waging war with Israel. Among Lebanon's downtrodden Shi'ites, Hizballah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah now enjoys mythical status. The many faces of Nasrallah appear everywhere. At times he is portrayed as a jolly preacher, a wise scholar or a glowering warrior with his turban like a black storm cloud overhead. When a starstruck woman requested the abaya, or robe, that he wore during the war, Nasrallah obliged, and since then TV crews have been following the woman across Lebanon as she displays this now holy garment for other...
...leaders of the Southern Baptists have different views of the debate, which way will the rest of the Right jump? It's not clear yet, but they would be wise to follow Land, or risk becoming the only losers in a fascinating cultural transaction...
...stands center stage. In a nice touch, each piece includes a note on how many hours of labor went into handcrafting each garment.One evening dress of silk tulle and ostrich feathers with a hand-beaded bustier and bolero required 980 hours of embroidery alone.Lacroix, another couture icon, is a wise conclusion to the show. His Spanish-inspired collection featuring confections of tulle, sequins, and lace is what haute couture is all about.Boston has never been a fashion Mecca like New York, so the decision of a world-class art institution like the MFA to devote its main space to fashion...