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...screens a full 28 years ago. Their second - and only other - sortie into cinema, Les Bronzés Go Skiing, released a year later, marked their last incarnation. It's been a long wait, but last week the whole team, older but definitely no wiser, returned to the fray with a third film, Les Bronzés 3: Friends For Life. "This movie is like reuniting with old friends - both for fans, and those of us in it," says actor Gérard Jugnot, who plays Bernard Morin, a small-time businessman with upper-class aspirations. "In 1978, we were...
When confronted with a mega-hit like Fox?s ?American Idol,? television executives at competing networks typically respond in the same way: they try to copy it. But NBC has decided to jump into the already-crowded music competition fray in a slightly different fashion-by extending the concept to the Internet. This week the once Must-See-TV network announced plans to produce ?StarTomorrow,? an Internet series that will let audiences select the country?s next big band or singing group using their computers. If all goes as planned, ?StarTomorrow,? which will debut early this summer...
...Pope himself entered the fray in November, when he used the words "intelligent project" to describe the origins of the universe. Camillo Cardinal Ruini, Benedict's Vicar of Rome and head of the Italian Bishops Conference, went the next step a few weeks later, explicitly endorsing intelligent design. But others have been less eager to jump on the bandwagon, including the Rev. George Coyne, head of the Vatican Observatory, who said, "Intelligent design isn't science, even though it pretends...
...Rope That Knows Inventor: Squid Labs Availability: Prototype only To Learn More: squid-labs.com As any fire fighter or rock climber can tell you, a simple rope can save your life-as long as it doesn't fray or break without warning. Because Smart Rope is embedded with electrically conductive metal fibers, it can sense the amount of weight it is bearing and alert users to a load that is too great. A handheld receiver relays any problems to the owner with a warning message. Smart Rope can also be used for mooring boats, securing valuables or in rescue operations. Next...
...pilot takes you on knuckle-whitening maneuvers at speeds of up to 400 km/h. There's even a chance to engage in mock dogfights, complete with the sound of simulated gunfire and the release of plumes of smoke when you score a "hit" on an enemy aircraft. After the fray, pilots will demonstrate some of the slicker moves required in air combat, including tail slides, inverted spins and loop-the-loops, subjecting you to more eye-popping G-forces than you ever thought possible. And just before you regain terra firma, you'll enjoy a fly-past at just over...