A November report by a British thinktank noted a rise in close military encounters between Russia and the west this year, including "violations of national airspace, emergency scrambles, narrowly avoided mid-air collisions, close encounters at sea, simulated attack runs and other dangerous actions happening on a regular basis over a very wide geographical area".
He noted "that once hollowed-out city centres are thriving again, with growing universities, iconic museums and cultural events, and with huge improvements to the quality of life".
To a degree this explains the charged and explicit eroticism of much of his work – though it should be noted that Schiele also painted landscapes throughout his working life.
As noted yesterday, the use of the heavy roller has been a key factor in that.
Workers in Pyongyang working in shifts at factories need stores to open earlier and close later than usual, the Choson Sinbo report noted.
"Mr Summers still isn't winning any personality contests," the Wall Street Journal wryly noted, as Summers fortunes rose.
Many commentators noted that the letter, like the Republican invitation to the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, to address Congress last week without consulting the White House, marked a dramatic break from the tradition that partisan politics should "stop at the water's edge" and not spread into critical US defence and security policy abroad.
Senator Michaelia Cash, assisting the prime minister as minister for women, was also right when she noted in March that "in terms of feminism, I've never been someone who really associates with that movement.
He also noted that "elections are coming up, and we are watching you".
The magic marker helped us learn about field placements (sort of) and the late 80s saw the introduction of stump cam ("The older viewer, for the most part," noted Richie Benaud, "was close to apoplexy").
The Queen was taking a close interest in the referendum, and was said to have noted a poll published in the Times earlier that week, which found the no side's lead had shrunk to only six points.
