Word: de
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...ratings are still going down (they slipped 7% in the second quarter of this year), but thanks to the increased play videos are receiving, there's a new wave of directors on the way up. The network has been de-emphasizing alternative rock recently and searching for other forms to replace it, creating an opportunity for directors with a strong, clear vision to bring performers from other genres to widespread attention. The world of videos is high stakes. Gina Harrell, head of video production at Elektra Records, says her label spends about $300,000 to $600,000 a video...
Dandridge built a career as a suave nightclub singer before playing the jungle queen in Tarzan's Peril (1951). Here and in Bright Road (1953), a sweet drama starring Dorothy as a rural teacher, she flashed limpid eyes aching with sympathy; imagine Olivia de Havilland with a little sex and a little color (Dorothy's face had to be darkened with makeup...
...have begun virtually to wipe out sharks and other fish, imagine how endangered our own natural environment must be." SCOTT DE SAVOYE Vancouver...
...overused comparison of the risks of driving a car to the chances of being attacked by a shark is "de-bait-able." It does not comfort those of us who occasionally dip in the ocean to know that we may be one of a mere 10 or 15 people who are fatally wounded by a surprise shark attack each year. Driving has dangers that we can mitigate through a defensive approach. I'm not condoning the elimination of sharks, but I don't want one for my next water toy either. DON BRINTON Hanna, Alta...
...blurred vision. At the moment of the crash, he had to contend with driving an unwieldy, armored Mercedes at speeds more than triple the posted 30 mph limit ? all the while being pursued by paparazzi on motor scooters. When the car entered the 660-ft. tunnel on the Place de l'Alma, investigators say, it struck the concrete divider that separates the eastbound lanes from the westbound and apparently cartwheeled, overturning, then spinning nearly 180 degrees. Fayed and Paul were killed instantly; the car's horn wailed under the weight of the chauffeur's body slumped against the steering wheel...