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...this marketing strategy that catapulted O.J. books in 1995, Princess Diana books in 1998, Clinton books in 1999-2000 and “stolen election” books in early 2001, up the best-seller lists. That such books tended to slip quickly from the public’s radar was hardly reason for concern. Presumably, there would be another event coming along soon enough, one that could be dealt with in an identical marketing fashion. The market would be continuously supplied with new firepower, and the bestsellers would peacefully bequeath their crowns...
Pirsu defeated Alexis Martire. After receiving a bye in the first round, Martire reeled off wins against Diana Perachio of Marist and Emily Marker of Maryland. Against Pirsu, she gained an early upper hand, but ultimately lost...
...Britain: Diana's Ghost...
...there is a dominant motif in European coverage, it appears to be the looming humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan. London's Times gave prominence to a call by The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund for the U.S. and Britain to stop using cluster bombs in Afghanistan, because of the "serious long-term threat to civilians." The bombs, being used against Taliban defensive lines, scatter 200 smaller "bomblets" designed to maximize their kill-ratio. But the bombs sometimes go astray, and also leave dangerous unexploded bomblets that kill civilians days or years later. Diana spent the last years of her life...
Blurring the boundaries of what was once considered “taboo” for women has its appeal. Diana K. Bowen ’04, who smoked her first cigar with her father on a camping trip in eighth grade, believes that because smoking cigars is a traditionally male activity, “it’s kind of refreshing and liberating to smoke them.” Bowen, who feels very relaxed while smoking cigars, reserves hers for special occasions with her friends—and males are generally not included...