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...idea for the meeting originated with Iranian moderates who were friends of Abdi's. They approached a Cyprus-based human-rights group called the Center for World Dialogue, which organized the conference and invited Rosen. Although the two men are still poles apart in their thinking, they welcomed the chance to put the past behind them and help their countries build fresh ties. "I am not naive about Iran, but I think it is important to understand one another's feelings," says Rosen, 54, director of public affairs for Teachers College, Columbia University, in New York City...
...Apart from these measures, there's not much even the most germ-wary person can do. Eating, drinking and human contact are not optional, and as long as O157 is out there, some people are going to get sick. As long as some people get sick, at least a handful are going...
Lolita has finally landed. This weekend Showtime, trying to carve out a niche for itself as the edgy cable channel, will show the movie that no studio wanted to distribute. One of the best reasons to watch--apart from the alluring glimpses of the retainer that DOMINIQUE SWAIN's Lolita wears--is to see JEREMY IRONS do his favorite "I'm in love with the wrong person" act. He has loved so many of the wrong people in his films, he could be a regular guest on Jerry Springer. A glimpse at his past film amours...
LONDON: What's in a name? If the name is Rolls-Royce, $66 million -- and that's cheap. Like two Dobermans at a single slab of steak, German automakers BMW and Volkswagen AG have completed the tearing apart of the revered luxury car line: Volkswagen gets Bentley, and BMW gets Rolls-Royce -- or at least the name Rolls-Royce. Under the deal (finalized after Volkswagen tried and failed to acquire the name itself), BMW will build its own factory by 2002 to produce the cars. Volkswagen will get to use the Rolls name for free until then, after which...
...shootings by an unknown assailant. Yet people continue to think that keeping guns in their homes makes them safer. That mentality scares me far more than the perceived threat of crime ever will. It seems that no matter how many innocents die, no matter how many assassinations tear us apart, we're never going to learn. MARY LOU SAHD Landisville...