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MARINE BARRACKS WASHINGTON, Washington D.C. (Jan.19) -- Morning colors started the day on a historical note here at Marine Barracks Washington, Jan. 19. Sgt. Clint Owens of Arlington, Tx. rang the bell and sounded the familiar tune using a valveless bugle - the first time the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps has used this traditional type of horn since after the Korean War. "We've reinstated these straight bugles for the same reason we still fly the 1801 flag at Evening Parades here at the 'Oldest Post of the Corps,'" said Chief Warrant Officer Brian Dix, D&B director. "The...

OSLO, Norway — President Bush's "Hook 'em, 'horns" salute got lost in translation in Norway, where shocked people interpreted his hand gesture during his inauguration as a salute to Satan. That's what it means in the Nordic countries when you throw up the right hand with the index and pinky fingers raised, a gesture popular among heavy metal groups and their fans in the region.

The rays of Michelangelo's Moses as the sign of the betrayed The sign of the betrayed in Michelangelo's Moses by Guy Shaked Keywords: Moses, Michelangelo Buonarroti, San Pietro in Vincoli, Shaked, Sigmund Freud The statue of Moses, by Michelangelo, depicts Moses in an important moment in his life. Moses has come from mount Sinai, and brings his people, the people of Israel the basic rules of their religion. For, under his arm are the second plates of the Ten Commandments. Moses posture is that of a prophet, posed on a marble chair, between two decorated marble columns. His long...