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...state secret that the debates between BILL CLINTON and BOB DOLE on 60 Minutes are pretty dull. But don't blame Dole: he tried to punch them up with a script that was a little edgier. Clinton nixed it, but here's a brief excerpt: "Mr. President," Dole began, "tonight I'd like to talk about the danger of unemployment...for me and you! CBS is considering pulling the plug. And I'll tell ya, no matter how big the Bush tax cut, I need the work. With your legal bills, I know you can use the cash...
This review is written by an Asian living in Britain, a point worth mentioning because it may help explain why I found Monica Ali's Brick Lane (Doubleday; 413 pages) as dull as dhal. For those with no personal experience of the book's central milieu - London's Bangladeshi community - it might seem a spicy treat, full of colorful, richly detailed characters and aromatic atmospherics. Indeed most British reviewers have greeted it with effusive praise, many of them endorsing Granta's selection of Ali as one of Britain's 20 best young novelists. But if you've grown...
...Politics and international relations were very to the forefront of what was going on daily at Harvard and in our class,” says Greeley. “It was not a quiet, dull time by any means...
...more than 300 meters above the previous night's resting place. This meant some days of short treks simply to acclimatize. Hours were measured out with cups of tea and swapped books. At the Thangsing camp at 3,800 meters we fashioned a ball from plastic bags, turning a dull afternoon into an impromptu football match, with dzo droppings for goalposts. But a hard lesson was driven home: playing soccer at altitude results in vomiting and a skull-splitting headache...
...mapsofindia.com/maps/sikkim) Start Plotting: This site's boring design and dull name hides some excellent content on the state of Sikkim. Links to sections on Sikkim's history-China briefly invaded the country in the 1960s-and a variety of useful maps make a browse worthwhile. It also has great links to help plan a trip to the mountainous state from Darjeeling and other points in India...