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translated by Margaret Jull Costa...
...that, at the high point of empire building, was more than one-million strong. Today, in Malaysia's Strait of Malacca, 1,000 Eurasian fishermen, descendants of intrepid Portuguese traders, still speak an archaic dialect of Portuguese, practice the Catholic faith and carry surnames like De Silva and Da Costa. In Macau, 10,000 mixed-race Macanese serve as the backbone of the former colony's civil service and are known for their spicy fusion cuisine...
...stores up to world-class par. Ford, who designed the Gucci stores with the help of William Sofield, enlisted Sofield's help for YSL. The first prototype opened in December in the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. The second, shown here, opened at the South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California last month. But these stores are still works-in-progress. This fall, Ford's Saint Laurent stores will go head-to-head with the vanity projects of his competitors. The YSL store on Madison Avenue and 71st Street will be the first to feature the finished look...
...Panelists included Esko Aho, prime minister of Finland from 1991 to 1995; Oscar Arias Sanchez, president of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990; Malcolm Fraser, prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983; Jamil Mahuad, president of Ecuador from 1998 to 2000; and Abdel Salam Majali, prime minister of Jordan from 1993 to 1995 and again from...
...issue of equal protection. Here the much more united court held that in the absence of objective ballot-counting standards, further "recounts" would violate the equal-protection guarantees of the 14th Amendment. Without clear standards, there was no way that the court could agree to further recounts. GEORGE NEIIENDAM Costa Mesa, Calif...