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...clash of civilizations," later popularized by Harvard political scientist Samuel Huntington, is now regularly invoked by political analysts to explain images of angry demonstrators in an Arab country chanting anti-American slogans. Though the concept is subtle and complex in the hands of these two leading academics, the media tend to boil it down to this: the cultures of the U.S. and Europe, with their heritage of democracy, civil liberties and women's rights, are doomed to collide with Islam, which is trapped by tradition into cherishing an opposite set of values - and that men like bin Laden are born...
...array of his own private-label products. Also on display in a gallery will be selected works from the world-class art collection that was prominently featured at the Bellagio. (Wynn recently paid $8.8 million for a John Singer Sargent portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson.) While rival executives tend to mock his Renaissance-man profile, what really rankles them is his aggressive show-stealing tendencies. As Wynn's friend and fellow developer Irwin Molasky says, "Everyone is spending time anticipating and reacting to his next move." They are finding that Wynn always seems to be a few steps ahead...
Every summer, style setters from Malibu to Montauk tend to obsess over a singular fashion item. This season the must-have look is the poncho--preferably in a loose wool knit with funky fringe (never mind that it's 90 outside). Designers like Michael Kors featured them for fall, left, and celebs like Keira Knightley have already been spotted sporting the '70s style. All that's missing are the moccasins. --By Kate Betts
...hasn’t seemed to me that either candidate has done an especially effective job reaching out to younger people, and both tend to speak about the same issues,” King said...
...Today, however, the cream of the world's players all tend to play their professional soccer in European clubs, where they're expected to conform to the discipline of the local coaching system. Not that individual skill and flair is completely knocked out of Brazilians turning out in England or Spain, simply that it's placed within the frame of a large, more disciplined and organized team effort. The European clubs seek the silky ball handling skills, speed and unpredictability of players who play the Brazilian game - whether from Latin America, Africa or even France or Portugal...