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SOUTH PACIFIC A Russian Star Makes a Splash At speeds of up to 300 km a second, the Mir space station plunged into the Pacific early Friday. Despite anxieties in Japan and Australia that the dying craft could miss its trajectory and hit land, Russian ground controllers successfully steered it to its final watery resting place some 2,900 km southwest of the Pitcairn Islands. Most of the giant 136-ton structure, which had been in orbit since 1986, burned up as it re-entered the earth's atmosphere. About six fragments survived to splash down...
...final resting place on earth. Mir, which has already passed the "point of no return" for its final descent, served as an inspiration for many who saw it as the first step towards colonizing space. But there was no choice: after crashing into one too many Soyuz capsules, the craft was suffering from repeated electronic failures. Another loss of radio contact with Mir could have sent the craft into "uncontrolled descent." (Read "New York...
...think of Martin as the manager of a musical McDonald's - Three up-tempo and one slow song to go, and hold the cheese. If only Martin really could cook up a hit as quickly as a hamburger. If only his mentor, who taught him everything about the craft, were still around. If only he knew whether his wild success could continue now that he has said goodbye to the place that was, for so long, his musical home...
...Asked who he'd most like to work with, Rein had a ready reply: Diane Warren. That he named not a singer but a songwriter reflects his respect for the craft. To write songs is to tailor with music, Rein says. Right now, his style is definitely...
Shanghai babies are always on the lookout for something better. They research their stock portfolio. They sweep on their mascara and pluck their eyebrows to craft the perfect face. They play the part of sex kitten with lots of meow, because that's what men want. But the strobe exposes the girls for what they really are. The flashes of harsh, white light strip Fifi's face of her makeup - and her contrivance. In that freeze-frame instant, Fifi isn't a sexy sophisticate, just an innocent girl searching for love. In a place called Babylon, where Shanghai babies pretend...