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...after 1913 were an anxious time for Matisse. Born in 1869, he entered his mid-40s more visible than ever in the art world, but with work that to the French was still an eyesore. Though for the first time he was making enough money from his art to buy his family a comfortable house in a Paris suburb, much of his income derived from a single Russian patron, Sergei Shchukin, a wealthy merchant willing to fill his drawing room with Matisse's most difficult pictures while Moscow society snickered. (See the top 10 art exhibitions...
...Such limited achievements are not without value. Since 2004, U.S. leaders of all stripes have agreed that the greatest threat to American security is the possibility of terrorists acquiring a nuclear weapon. The only plausible way that could happen is if a group could steal or buy uranium or plutonium from an existing store, and there are many poorly guarded stocks of uranium and plutonium around the world...
...Like many, Singh progressed from his Bajaj to an M-800 in 1987. "I was an army major by then and it was only fit that I should buy the M-800," says Singh. "It was not only a status symbol, but a vehicle of the times." He drove the little car for nearly two decades, and says it witnessed a major portion of his life story. "My children and grandchildren have all been part of that experience. If my wife were alive today she would have never allowed me to sell it," he says. "To this date, I associate...
...Even until recently, the M-800 was a first car to many Indians. Indu Bhandari, a mother of two, says when she and her husband wanted to buy their first car in 2003, M-800 was the inevitable choice. But with the introduction of snazzier models from domestic and international car makers, the M-800 has been losing its sheen over the past few years. As Bhandari says, when her parents bought their M-800 in the 80s, people were awed. By the time she bought hers, it was looked down upon - good as a first car, but nothing more...
...located 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Bishkek. The Pentagon plainly has no intention of leaving, even though the current yearlong lease expires in July. During the past month alone, it has issued solicitations seeking to award paving, janitorial and shuttle-bus contracts. It's also seeking to buy airplane-handling equipment, computers, tools and inflatable maintenance shelters for the transit center...