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MEANWHILE Man Bites Croc In Malawi, businessman Mac Bosco Chawinga, 43, was swimming in Lake Malawi after a long day's work when he was attacked by a crocodile. The beast grabbed both his arms in its jaws and was dragging him into deep water when Chawinga decided to put up a fight. Make that a bite. He sank his teeth into the croc's nose, forcing the creature to spit him out in pain. Incredibly, Chawinga managed to swim to shore and safety...
...never stopped rallying, so weary voters dumped him when the danger receded. "There went out of British public life," laments Cannadine, "a splendour of utterance which it seems highly unlikely will ever be seen or heard or witnessed again." Britain is a smaller place today, a sound-bite world where people are less interested in eloquence than in property prices and sex scandals. They would do well to hark back to their hero. "The day may dawn," declared Churchill in his 1955 parliamentary farewell, "when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable...
...have to bite the bullet,” said Fitzgerald School Principal Chris Augusta-Scott. “There’s no easy...
PLEADED GUILTY. PRINCESS ANNE, 52, of England; to violating Britain's Dangerous Dogs Act by allowing her bull terrier, Dotty, to run loose and bite two young children in Windsor Great Park; in Slough, England. The first modern royal convicted of a criminal offense, she was fined $785 and ordered to pay $393 in compensation...
...savvy diner would stop there, and proceed directly to dessert. After the meze, the entrees seem oversized and repetitive. The Melkha ($12.95), an eggplant stuffed with olives, spinach, and feta cheese, is aggressively salty. No one at our table would take more than a bite. Grilled meat is just that—grilled, plain, boring. The couscous ($8.95) is just acceptable, surprising since this is the staple of the Maghreb. Ideally, each grain of couscous should be distinct and fluffy, having been steamed and re-steamed over water (but never submerged) in a couscousière, a special implement designed...