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Summer camp is big business, a multimillion-dollar industry that provides child care (not to mention a break for beleaguered parents) for more than 3 million campers every year. But much like buying a car or choosing a college, this year parents have been more apt to shop around and try to find the best deals. "We've seen a great increase in parents going to camp fairs," says Peg Smith, executive director of the American Camp Association. "We think that is encouraging, because generally the last dollar a parent is going to cut will be one they spend...
...Just a week before, another blue-blazered elected official - Senator John Ensign of Nevada - was forced to make a similar confession, although he left God out of it, which must have been a nice break for the Almighty. Ensign had done "the worst thing" in his entire life, he confessed: "I violated the vows of my marriage." The mood on both occasions was funereal; it might have been touching to see two such buttoned-up guys welling with tears if the corpses weren't their political careers...
...seem ready to declare him finished. Eric Zhang, Yao's agent, told the China Daily that it was premature to call an end to the center's career, and many fans agree. "I think whether he can make a comeback depends on his own attitude," says Ma, during a break from a pickup game in Beijing. "There are plenty of basketball players who managed to do that after major injuries. I don't see why Yao Ming should be an exception...
...Pyongyang TAKING THE GLOVES OFF In a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, President Obama pledged to "break the pattern" of rewarding North Korea with aid only to have the country later renege on its promises to halt nuclear proliferation. On June 15, thousands of North Koreans gathered in Pyongyang for a demonstration against U.S.-led sanctions, which include the inspection of North Korean ships in an effort to block the transport of nuclear materials. The inspections are still voluntary, and most experts believe that North Korean vessels most likely would not agree to them. Pyongyang has threatened...
...little people on the set. Onscreen, Bullock personifies the wholesome, working-class common sense of the ideal friend or girlfriend. From her first hits, Speed and While You Were Sleeping, she knew how to get laughs and produce tears with equal, unforced agility. And with Julia Roberts' four-year break from starring roles (until this spring's Duplicity), Bullock is the one enduring star actress of her age. All this stokes a rooting interest in film folk and audiences alike. They just wish she were in better movies...