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...Christmas? The Swiss food behemoth (net profit last year: $4.69 billion) decided to pursue a $6 million claim against the government of Ethiopia for a 27-year-old suit, at a time of year when people are supposed to be focusing on the less fortunate. Company spokesman François Perroud found himself facing irate BBC Radio 4 presenter John Humphrys: "You're going to get this money whether people starve or not." Replied Perroud: "I can't quite understand your hostility." Humphrys: "There are starving people in Ethiopia, that's where the hostility, as you put it, comes from...
...Sunday, he led Green Bay over San Fran on the road in nasty conditions, but the wind and rain couldn’t have caused much concern for the Pack faithful. After all, this guy is 34-0 at Lambeau Field when the temperature dips below 34 degrees. That’s a ridiculously sure thing during the playoffs, if Green Bay can get home field advantage...
...director readily admits that of his three films, Two Towers departs most from Tolkien's work. "We were aware that we were making films for the hard-core Tolkien fan base as well as everyone else," says Jackson, who co-wrote the script with Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh. "In the beginning, it was a difficult tightrope to walk, but then we sort of abandoned thinking about it. If we make a good film, we'll be forgiven, whatever the crimes we commit to the book." Arwen, the beautiful elf played by Liv Tyler, doesn't appear in the book...
Hoping to make use of the newly enhanced facility, he began musing on the idea of a fantasy film. "I thought, Nobody seems to be making those anymore," says Jackson. "Fran kept saying Lord of the Rings was the prototype [for fantasy], and if we can't think of something better, we shouldn't bother. Eventually we came up with the obvious question: What's happening with Lord of the Rings? Why don't we try doing that...
...provincial autonomy in Tamil-dominated areas in the east and the north. Despite the threat of violence, the government's chief negotiator, G.L. Peiris, said that the statement raised hopes of a settlement as peace talks move into their third round in Oslo. CANADA Foot in Mouth Françoise Ducros, a top aide to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, resigned after she was overheard privately telling a reporter that the U.S. president was a "moron." Opposition politicians accused Chrétien of further souring his relations with Bush by being slow to accept the resignation. MEANWHILE Arachnophobia Britain...