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...stuck in a pond in the San Francisco Zoo, it's not easy to swim to South America. That, however, is what a flock of 52 penguins appears to have been trying to do since Christmas Eve, and zookeepers admit they have no idea how to get them to stop...
...eve of the UN inspectors' January 27 briefing of the Security Council, the U.S. continues to insist that Iraq has failed to meet its obligations, and appears inclined to move the discussion on to the "serious consequences" of which Baghdad has been warned. But France, Germany and Russia have all said this week that they see no basis right now to seek military action against Iraq because the arms inspectors have not yet turned up evidence that would, in their minds, justify going to war, and as long as Iraq cooperates they see no reason to terminate the inspection process...
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri and her husband, Taufik Kiemas, rang in 2003 in style. They celebrated New Year's Eve at the presidential palace in Bali, where Megawati crooned Indonesian classics from the 1970s. Earlier that same day, they had celebrated Taufik's birthday and launched his book Without the People Leadership Means Nothing at the five-star Grand Bali Beach Hotel...
...renewing marital vows is usually reserved for the sixth or seventh season (see Everybody Loves Raymond et al.). OZZY and SHARON OSBOURNE decided to renew their vows last week in what is only the family's second season on MTV. At the Beverly Hills Hotel on New Year's Eve, before friends, family, Justin Timberlake, the Village People--and everyone watching MTV--Sharon and Ozzy, who have been married for 20 years, rededicated themselves to each other. It can't be long before Ozzy packs up the whole family for a two-part European adventure...
...been historically important in a variety of ways. Newlyweds in the 7th century B.C. shared an apple as a symbol of a fruitful union; Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, was frequently represented holding an apple; and, of course, the apple was the forbidden fruit that got Adam and Eve expelled. But in the past few decades, in the U.S. at least, the apple has been trying to get back into our good graces...