Concrete

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Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL); 1/7/2010; 663 words; ...Expressway near Meacham Road when it veered to the left and went into the center grassy median where it collided head-on with the concrete base of an overhead sign, said Illinois State Police Elgin District Sgt. Greg Minx.8. Kirk in/out rumors just that...

Japan looks abroad to exploit its street fashions
International Herald Tribune; 1/4/2010; 1146 words; ...exploit its street fashionsByline: Hiroko TabuchiType: NewsWhat the Japanese fashion industry needs, experts say, is more concrete help in marketing and setting up shop overseas. Japanese trailblazers of street fashion are the envy of Western designers...

This ugly fortress proves the US does not expect affection
The Independent - London; 1/4/2010; 564 words; ...girl's school instead, killing a security guard. The architecture is the fruit of security reviews that see embassies as concrete bunkers built to withstand attack in a hostile land and not as a centre for spreading goodwill towards America. This is hardly...

It's only half-time in overdraft charges battle, banks are told
The Independent - London; 1/4/2010; 1223 words; ...profile case, the OFT is taking on high-street banks over their 2.6bn-a-year overdraft charges. At the OFT's concrete office-block off Fleet Street, London, Mr Fingleton stresses that, despite bruising many reputations and balance sheets...

Tax cuts and supply of troops to Afghanistan divide German coalition
The Irish Times; 1/4/2010; 571 words; ...German soldiers. Ahead of the conference, Berlin's agreement on deploying further troops appears tied to agreement on a concrete pull-out plan. Ignoring Dr Merkel's studied silence on the matter, Mr Westerwelle has threatened to stay away if it is...