Word: alexandria
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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During World War II, Flint served in the Navy. He was a member of the National Reserves until 1968. He is survived by a son, Paul Flint Jr., who currently lives in Alexandria...
...emblazoned on 800 different products from floor tiles to jellies, and who is credited with bringing the world the bubble dress, colored tights and roulette trousers, now wants to do something really big: he plans to build a 435-ft.-high fluorescent obelisk near the site of the old Alexandria lighthouse in Egypt. This column, a model of which was unveiled last week, will be a little fancier than the one that tumbled into the sea about 600 years ago. It will be made of concrete covered in mirrored glass, with 16,500 computer-controlled lights inside, and will cast...
...because they refuse to book any further), is so sincere. The problem is not an entirely new one. The earliest monasteries were founded in the 4th century in the Egyptian desert. As Christianity became legalized and then haute, the Desert Fathers and Mothers found themselves overrun by hipsters from Alexandria and Rome. Father Robert of New Camaldoli, where the spare rooms offer a heart-stopping view of the Pacific--for $30 a night--can relate. A hard call? "Sometimes," he sighs, "the first question is about the pool or the tennis courts...
...Joanne McAvoy of Alexandria, Va., traded in 130,000 Club Rewards points to give their son Michael, 13, a unique birthday present. In August he will take part in a special five-day space-camp program sponsored by NASA. At one point, he will be put behind the controls of a small two-person propeller plane for 30 minutes and will receive credit toward a private pilot's license. "Our son wants to be a pilot someday, and he is just so excited about taking part in this," says Joanne McAvoy. "I never would have thought you could do something...
...city to the country have to learn new customs and habits from the locals, just as if you were living abroad. If you want what the locals have, you may need to become more like them. Perhaps it's their fresh perspective you need to appreciate. DONNA M. HERRING Alexandria, Ohio...