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...underwear can go a fortnight between washings. "We're not getting paid to smell pretty," says Lance Corporal Jason Wilebski, 19, queuing for a haircut. In these cramped quarters, tempers chafe. Some soldiers are not coping at all. One young man shot himself in the foot to earn a ticket home. Fights have broken out in food-hall lines. "We feel like we're football players in a three-point stance right now," says Marine Captain Kevin Norton. "We're itching to play...
...Vegas Strip, gets some much needed buzz and thousands of nightly guests willing to fork over anywhere from $87.50 to $200 at the box office. "Celine will bring up to a million people a year to the property," says Mark Juliano, president of Caesars Palace. "Because of the ticket pricing, we know they're not afraid to spend a dollar, and we have reconfigured the casino so that we capture every person who goes in and comes out of the theater...
...clarity, the kind of irony-free tourist attraction that the new Vegas adores. Most important, Dion has sold 150 million albums worldwide, making her the biggest female singer of all time and a true marquee draw. Still, even Dion realizes that her voice alone isn't worth a $200 ticket. "That's why this show isn't just me singing," she says. "I am a part of it, but sometimes just a small part...
...military chief rates the gangs as East Timor's biggest long-term security threat: "The people of Timor-Leste are justifiably concerned." If such gangs are indeed driven by hunger and poverty, President Gusm?o may be right in seeing economic development as his nation's ticket to stability. Now he must reassure his people that some delay in the quest for justice is a price worth paying for their future prosperity...
...When he heard we were in some financial jeopardy, he offered to come up and sing for us,” Coles says. Characteristically, the two benefit concerts scheduled for late February ran into hurdles. At one point, Springsteen cancelled over a dispute about ticket prices and DoubleTake’s premature announcement of the events. When the issues were resolved, though, the concerts were a musical and financial success...