Obama: Portrait of the politician as outsider It is not that Obama does not experience emotion. But he
detaches and observes, revealing more in his books than he does in the moment.
Addiction To Skinny Models the predictable truth is that when it comes to skinny models, nothing has changed. Nothing. The belief in the industry remains that thinness is symbolic of wealth and aspiration. Thus the more luxurious the label, the thinner the models.
VIEWPOINT
Is class XI and XII redundant? Whether the children finally end-up working at call centres or become cyber coolies at information and technology hubs, the lure of a yearly package is worth the risk most parents willingly take. Not long ago, Kota in Rajasthan was the preferred destination of coaching institutes.
CEDAR TREES
Threat to Lebanons symbol of survival For the Lebanese, the cedar, which can live for hundreds of years, is more than just a tree. Efforts to preserve the cedars in the Shouf mountains have been led by the Druze political leader Walid Jumblatt, who has his stronghold there.
WHAT'S THE BUZZ Mosquito populations are typically monitored with two traps the conventional carbon dioxide traps and the gravid female trap. Mosquitoes captured in the carbon dioxide traps are less likely to be infected than those in the gravid traps.
A close encounter... Australian cricketer Nathan Bracken (without top) and fielding coach Mike Young (obscured) dive in the 'Cage of Death' for an up-close experience with 80-year-old crocodile Chopper at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin on Sunday. The Australian team were relaxing in preparation for their second one-day international against Bangladesh on September 3. AFP
