I found out about this via Out of Lascaux: 'Babar' creator Cecile de Brunhoff died Monday in Paris. She was 99.

These via News We Can Use:

As Crowds Greet Americans, Where Are the Women? - The New Zealand Herald
Where were the women? As television brought the scenes of jubilation in Shi'ite districts of Baghdad you might have noticed there were no women. In the painless computer games of America the great battle of good and evil is between democracy and dictators. In the real world there are other things going on.

What About Private Lori? - Guardian
For the last week America has been gripped by the 'Saving Private Jessica' mission. But nobody wanted to hear the sadder story of her friend and tentmate Private Lori Piestewa, who died in combat. Gary Younge reports from her home town of Tuba City, Arizona.

Southern Ute Indian Tribe Honors Hopi 'Warrior' Killed in Iraq - The Durango Herald
Standing before a solemn color guard and about 100 somber faces, Southern Ute Tribal Chairman Howard Richards Sr. thanked Army Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa for making the "ultimate" sacrifice. Piestewa, a Hopi Indian from Tuba City, Ariz., was missing in action for 13 days after her convoy of the 507th Maintenance Company went astray in southern Iraq and was ambushed. Piestewa?s body was discovered during the rescue of her roommate and friend Jessica Lynch. Piestewa, 23, a mother of two, was the first American woman and American Indian to die in combat in the war with Iraq.Under sunny skies, the Southern Ute Veterans Association held a memorial service in front of the Southern Ute Tribal Affairs Building to honor Piestewa. The Southern Ute drum band 12-gauge performed flag and prayer songs. The veterans association color guard proudly displayed their flags ? including the POW/MIA flag.

Suit Says Refusal to Fire Unattractive Woman Led to Dismissal - NY Times - (Free Registration Required)
It was not the kind of order that Elysa Yanowitz, a regional sales manager for a giant cosmetics company, was used to hearing. After a top executive of her company, L'Or?al, visited the perfume department of a Macy's store in San Jose, she said, he ordered her to fire a saleswoman for not being sexy enough. In court papers, Ms. Yanowitz said his words were, "Get me somebody hot." A few weeks later when the executive, John Wiswall, general manager of L'Or?al's designer fragrance division, again visited the store, he discovered that she had not dismissed the saleswoman, and, Ms. Yanowitz said, he told her, "Didn't I tell you to get rid of her?" "It was disturbing to me as a professional woman that he would make such a demand," Ms. Yanowitz said. "It was bad enough that he gave me no legitimate reason to fire a capable, perfectly presentable employee. But to refer in an offensive manner to a saleswoman who was almost young enough to be his granddaughter was disgusting."

The Battle for American Science - Guardian
Creationists, pro-lifers and conservatives now pose a serious threat to research and science teaching in the US, report Oliver Burkeman and Alok Jha.

Sari, Wrong Number - Having survived for ages, is 'the' Indian garment dying?

The reasons the women were giving for making the switch however,are certainly understandable. Cost, increased mobility, practicality. And I'd noticed the change in the Indian dress stores in Houston. The walls and walls of rolled up silk fabrics that made up the saris have vanished in favor of racks and racks of the salwar/kameez suits. I didn't realize though that I was seeing a trend coming from India.

Nevertheless, one of these days I'm going to get myself a sari that I can wear on some occasion when I need to dress formal but want to look a little different.

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