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...life in prison for the murder of an American tourist in 1975; in Kathmandu, Nepal. Also known as the "Serpent" and the "Bikini Killer," the half-Indian, half-Vietnamese Sobhraj is alleged to be one of Asia's deadliest serial killers, preying on Western backpackers on the hippie circuit in the 1970s. Brilliant, charming and fluent in seven languages, he taunted police with their inability to catch or keep him, breaking out of jail four times. He is accused of killing another backpacker in Nepal, as well as five more in Thailand, two in India and one in Pakistan. Sobhraj...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

...HOGON: A fixture on the Bamako circuit for over a decade, Le Hogon, tel: (223) 223 0760, is managed by the amiable Moussa Yaffa, a DJ who mixes techno with the kora, or traditional harp. The club's best performers include Toumani Diabate, considered the world's greatest kora player, and the 22-piece Symmetric Orchestra, whose complex, swirling melodies are produced by the balaphon (a West African xylophone), djembe, kora and guitars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Traveler: One Nation Under a Groove | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

...other counties in New Jersey, call the court clerk and explain your quest. Also call the clerk of the Florida circuit court covering the county where your aunt last lived. Be sure to ask whether she deposited a will; in Florida many people opt to deposit a will with the court, and many never reach probate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ask Francine | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

...sharply dressed, mostly student crowd with bands like the Makossa ensemble Mouv' Africa. To hear percussive panache, drop by on Thursdays for the djembe (African drum) sessions. Friday is griot night when a beer costs only 90?. tel: (223) 675 5933 LE HOGON: A fixture on the Bamako circuit for over a decade, Le Hogon is managed by the amiable Moussa Yaffa, a DJ who mixes techno with the kora (traditional harp). The club's best performers include Toumani Diabate, considered the world's greatest kora player, and the 22-piece Symmetric Orchestra, whose complex, swirling melodies are produced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Nation Under a Groove | 8/15/2004 | See Source »

...this point, clean faces. And not a moment too soon. U.S. fans have been running away; network ratings for this year's Olympic trials, one of the rare times the sport gets prime time, dropped 26% from 2000. Meanwhile, fans pack stadiums across Europe for its Golden League circuit. "We've got to do something," says ex--U.S. long-jump standout Michael Powell, now a coach. "Every year track drops off more and more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Track and Field: New Kids in the Blocks | 8/9/2004 | See Source »

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