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...stage debut in The Circle of Chalk, though, was calamitous. Critics derided her "Yankee squeak," and the show's producer, Basil Dean, blamed her for its early close. Apparently, she didn't always project for audiences to hear her, and when they did they were appalled by her flat California diction. Well, she was from California. Maybe she didn't look California? Here's what Katherine De Mille said of her: "She has the world's most beautiful figure and a face like a Ming princess, and when she opens her mouth out comes Los Angeles Chinatown sing-sing girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Anna May Win | 2/3/2005 | See Source »

While the Bantams prepared for the match with solid victories over Brown and Yale last week, Harvard headed out west to San Francisco for a training trip. Unlike last year, when the Crimson felt it came out flat during its regular season meeting with Trinity, Harvard should be ready to go at 6:00 tonight...

Author: By David H. Stearns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Squash Toes Line With Trinity, History | 2/3/2005 | See Source »

...countries like India, with strong capabilities in software development, have gained leverage in attracting the work. Joining the tech companies congregating in Bangalore is a diverse group of manufacturers developing software for their products. Philips, the Dutch consumer-electronics giant, develops and tests software for DVD players and flat-screen TVs. General Motors opened a research lab, its first outside the U.S. Others without wholly owned R.-and-D. labs are parceling out discrete pieces of research to Indian firms such as Wipro Technologies, which increased its R.-and-D. business 55% last year. "[Clients] are not doing their core...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Idea Labs | 1/24/2005 | See Source »

...Next, get down on your knees and scrape a 4-cm patch of carpet with your fingernails about a dozen times. A small pile of fluff indicates poor-quality wool and a limited life-span. Then briskly rub a section of the rug with the flat of your hand. The palm should come up shiny?lightly greased from the wool's natural lanolin and a good indication of how well the carpet will age. "Do this in front of the shopkeeper," says Tawab, "and he will start bringing out his best pieces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magic Carpet Ride | 1/23/2005 | See Source »

...Flat shoes may have made a big comeback on fashion runways recently, but stiletto lovers could not have predicted the return of that '70s staple, Earth Shoes. Celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow, Taye Diggs and Pierce Brosnan are snapping up styles such as the Vegan Mirage, right, for their comfort (the heels are slightly lower than the toes to promote a more natural posture). After a 20-year absence from the market, the shoes, originally developed by a Danish yoga master, are definitely making an impression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Style Watch | 1/23/2005 | See Source »

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