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...platform shoes belonging to a vertically challenged bishop. The area's biggest attraction is the Bom Jesus Sanctuary, 3 km east of town. It is a spectacular 19th century monument standing on a high wooded hill with views of the Soajo Mountains and the Atlantic. If you're fit, climb its monumental Baroque staircase; otherwise take the 19th century water-powered elevator. At the top, treat yourself to the view from the excellent restaurant at the Hotel do Elevador. Try Arroz de Pato à Moda do Minho (duck with rice). There are also seclude footpaths, grottoes, a tennis court...
...serious swingers, who seem to have an insatiable appetite for whizbang clubs like the Big Bertha, the last one to revolutionize golf. The Quad debuts June 15, but is already hot on the PGA Tour. Says TaylorMade's Sean Toulon: "We've empowered golfers to change their equipment to fit their swing and improve performance--a significant development." At least until the next high-tech gizmo comes along. --By Sonja Steptoe
Gangsters and GoodFellas is far more freewheeling and ring-a-ding-ding. In a sequel of sorts to the tightly wound Pileggi original, Hill sweeps readers along on a wild ride through the witness-protection program as he tries in vain to fit in after the feds relocate him from New York City's fast lane to slow-as-molasses Hicksville, Ky. ("Kentucky was like a foreign country," he recalls. "They'd speak in that real Appalachian, southern accent. No capiche...
...apparently winning with grace wasn’t a good fit for Lhotak. Sitting in the press conference after the game with his teammates, the Quakers’ captain—embodiment of all that Penn football stands for—felt the need to make a series of juvenile jabs at Harvard, Boston, New England and all other things better than his lower-tier Ivy just loud enough for everyone to hear. And they say Philadelphia is the city of brotherly love...
...Once you reach a certain level in this sport, with margins that are so tight and competition that is across the board so fit and so technically skilled, I think the difference between winning and losing really comes down to who goes into the race prepared for, expecting, and demanding victory,” Lambert said...