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Though bickering has made them famous, the best-kept secret about Siskel and Ebert is that they agree much more often than they disagree. Their tastes are generally similar (two thumbs up for Prick Up Your Ears and Swimming to Cambodia; two thumbs down for Blind Date and The Secret of My Success). Both rail regularly against teen sex comedies, violent horror films and car chases. Good movies are almost always those that have "characters you can identify with...
...stacks of Widener or in Pusey's antiquated archives. Rather, research constitutes spending the summer after one's junior year to live with African peasants, study contemporary British print unions, or reside in Indian refugee villages in Mexico. Behind all of these travels, lies what some have called the best-kept secret at Harvard, the Center for International Affairs (CFIA) grants for summer research...
...unknown to most Americans, the conservancy has in the ! past three decades bought hundreds of similarly fragile environments. From its headquarters in Arlington, Va., it now oversees a 2.61 million-acre empire that includes more than 1,000 species of threatened plants and animals. "We have been called the best-kept secret in conservation," says William Blair, TNC's president emeritus. "We are the largest private owner of land sanctuaries in the world, and we are either No. 1 or No. 2 in the amount of money we spend on conservation each year." Says U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director...
Alas, too many need to do so, for few can boast any real brawn. "It's the best-kept secret in America today -- the lack of youth fitness," declares former Pro Football Coach George Allen, chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. "It's a disgrace." The alarm comes as a shock to most parents. Nine out of ten believe their own youngsters are physical marvels, a Louis Harris poll reported for Children magazine. In truth, 40% of boys and 70% of girls cannot do more than a single pull-up, according to a survey...
Pittsburgh boosters celebrated as if the Steelers had won the Super Bowl. "We've been the best-kept secret in the world," said Mayor Richard Caliguiri, "and now the secret is out." But in the Yuba City area (pop. 109,000), a farming center 40 miles north of Sacramento, residents were mystified. Said Realtor Bill Meagher: "Our quality of living is excellent. Somebody's got their wires crossed...