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...several designed to take some political heat off President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Dogged at home and abroad by the reputation that she is more interested in cutting ribbons than crafting policy, the daughter of the man who founded Indonesia could badly use a bit of Dad's populist charm in dealing with Indonesia's myriad woes: economic stagnation, religious violence, allegations of terrorist networks, not to mention several secessionist movements. The high profile trials of Tommy Suharto, House Speaker Akbar Tandjung, 18 military officers accused of human rights abuses during East Timor's transition to independence, as well as a handful...
...languid luxury on a grand scale that is the hotel's true charm. Rhapsodies about "stepping back in time" or "charming colonial style" tend to ignore that the people actually colonized may not share this nostalgia. Still, that?like most everything else?is easy to forget at the Galle Face. Whether taking tea at sunset or dining as surf crashes beyond manicured lawns, it's hard to overlook another fact: those darned imperialists had exquisite taste...
...throne made Elizabeth no less approachable. As mother to the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, she schooled them in such ladylike arts as dancing and drawing. As wife to the shy and stammering King, she encouraged him through his speeches and put him at ease with her outgoing charm. Dressed often in flamboyant wide-brimmed hats, Britain's first commoner Queen in almost four centuries never stood on ceremony. "She came into royalty from the outside," remembered an old friend, "and she brought a naturalness and spontaneity that are trained out of royalty...
...also the peak. But if "Unfaithfully Yours," "Micki and Maude," "Best Defense," "Like Father, Like Son" and 1988's "Arthur 2: On the Rocks" were not the stuff of a lifetime achievement award, Moore continued to deliver what he did best - an always-funny mix of the underdog charm and comedic frustration of a little man trying to get his in a big dog's world...
...Best Budget Meal: Ristorante Tre Galline, Via Bellezia 37, tel. 436 6553. With its homey wood-paneled charm and all the best local cuisine, this restaurant offers a taste of how people have been eating in the Piedmont region for centuries. Both antipasti and desserts are rolled out from the kitchen to your table. Try the fowl for your main course. Add a local Barbera wine and your bill will come to under €40 a head...