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Divine Investments Ever since King Henry VIII demanded a divorce, much has divided the Church of England from its Roman Catholic cousin. But the two European churches have come together recently to count their blessings - in euros and cents. The Vatican announced last week that it was in the black for the first time in four years, netting a 2004 surplus of nearly €3.1 million. Meanwhile, assets managed by the Church of England's Church Commissioners have fattened to $7.6 billion as its investment portfolio - which helps pay for priest pensions - continues to outperform the market. In March this...
What Merrick doesn't count on is the clones developing minds of their own. Well, not exactly minds--more like trace memories borrowed from the people they are doubling for. But you know how it is: you get to remembering, and then you get to thinking. It's sort of the same way with romance. Cute guy (Ewan McGregor) and pretty girl (Scarlett Johansson) start making eyes at each other, escape to the fully populated, slightly dystopian real world and, sure enough, find time amid the car chases and explosions to start fooling around. There are other trace elements...
...incarnation, provides something unique for me: a glimpse into what life used to be like here, and maybe what my own life could have been. My grandfather died before I was born, but I have more cousins and uncles and aunts here and in Manila than I can count on my hands and feet. Running the hospital very much remains the family business, and nearly everyone works for it in some capacity. Several cousins my own age are even enrolled at the nursing school, classmates in addition to lifelong friends. With my grandmother’s house next door acting...
Standing underneath a new Crayola Crayon ceiling fan, suffocated by freshly-painted pastel walls, I had a great urge to tell this charlatan that the “Morgan” etched into the nightstand was referring to me, that she should count herself lucky to be sleeping in my old bed, and, most importantly, that she was to vacate the premises immediately—if not sooner. Unfortunately, I resisted and have spent the last two weeks as a displaced person, enduring restless nights on the living room couch...
...makeup on the picture dog to darken him up. He's lighter than the others, so we had a special dog colorist from Los Angeles come in. She has vegetable dyes that do the trick." No makeup can disguise the fact that all three Lassies are male. "We count on the fur to hide that," says de Cagny. A strange business indeed...