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...quickly to evacuate Gaza and much of the West Bank. He knew these positions would not win a majority of voters this time around, but he was campaigning with the next election in mind - and in that spirit, he made a campaign promise to stay out of the suffocating clutch of a Sharon unity government...
...AWARDED. PEDRO ALMODOVAR, 51, Oscar-winning Spanish director; a clutch of top prizes at the 2002 European Film Awards, including best European director and screenwriter, for his provocative drama Talk to Her; in Rome. Revolving around two women rendered comatose and the men who love them, the movie is considered Almodovar's finest work, though it failed to make Spain's foreign language entry for the last Academy Awards...
...clutch handle snapped clean off in the fall, but that was not the most pressing disaster. My hulking Minsk dirt bike was lying on the only road up the mountain?and so was its less-than-hulking rider. Fumbling to find second gear, I had stalled the bike, wobbled and fallen over. Now I had to get myself and the bike off the road, fast. An adrenaline-driven heave on my part and the help of a passerby pulled us out of immediate danger, but that still left the problem of the clutch handle. It was the second...
...beauty is in its engine's simplicity. Even novice tinkerers can fix a Minsk, and parts are easy to find even when in the countryside. Of course, the fact that the bike is easy to fix is a necessity, given its propensity to break down. Beyond the broken clutch handle, our trip also saw a friend's handlebars come loose and a mysterious power problem in one bike that stumped four mechanics. But enthusiasts say it's all part of the Minsk experience. "Expect to have some fun improvising with gaffer tape, wire, sticks, rocks and tractor parts," reads...
...under pressure that forward Beth Totman showed on the soccer field will come in handy should the social anthropology major became a foreign correspondent for CNN. Scoring goals in overtime wins over Yale, Hartford and Boston College, the second-team All Ivy selection has solidified her legacy as a clutch performer. Totman will pursue a masters in East Asian studies next year...