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...statements. It is like a family gem, to be displayed, enjoyed for itself and continually polished and cared for--but one that you might just hock or sell off to pursue gaudier baubles. It is a statement of aesthetics and values and financial acumen. "It is a way to express your good taste," says Atlanta Realtor Heather Steiner, "and to show how much smarter you were than your peers...
...indigenous animals and plants, from kakapo birds to kauri pines. But the use of Maori words has surged in the past 15 years as te reo schools have multiplied and Maori activists gained clout. Terms like kaumatua (tribal elder) and taonga (cultural treasures) have come into play because they express concepts for which there's no English equivalent, says Macalister. But some words have been picked up because they're more economical than English. Ngati, which denotes a tribal group, "gives you a succinct way of expressing a community of interests," Macalister says. "So you get ngati nimby, or ngati...
...circumstances, the leader decided to split the patrol and send three of the men to retrieve the pack. On the way down the hill, the trooper who'd left the camera souvenired a turban, a rifle and a magazine of bullets from a dead villager, against the express instructions of his patrol leader. When the patrol leader learned about this, "I told him, 'We'll talk later,'" he says. Section J of the rules of engagement issued to all coalition troops states that "Looting and the taking of war trophies are prohibited." "It's a court-martial offense," says...
...arcane traditions that can allow the objections of even a single Senator to bring the place to a halt. "The institution is important, but the future of the country is what we're here for," said South Carolina freshman Jim DeMint at a Capitol Hill news conference to express support for Bush's judicial nominees. Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson recalled that when he was elected to the Senate last year, his House colleagues joked that he would have to get a lobotomy to fit in. "Every Senator has immense power, but it's all negative power," said Isakson...
...wonder some advertisers are turning off the tube. American Express has slashed the TV share of its ad budget from 80% a decade ago to less than 35%, replacing commercials, in part, with online mini-films. Pepsi recently relaunched Pepsi One without any TV advertising, which execs at the firm say wouldn't have been the case five years ago. Reebok has also shifted marketing dollars to new media, partly at the expense of the TV budget. "If you look at youth and how they consume media, TV is still an important part of the mix, but especially for young...