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Since France's elite counterterrorism forces uprooted networks of Algeria's extremist Armed Islamic Group (gia) who were responsible for the deadly bombing campaign that rocked Paris in the mid-'90s, they've earned added respect by successfully thwarting a score or more of major plots. Lately, however, some of the French force's luster has tarnished as allegations of torturing and framing suspects have arisen. Last week, an appeals court acquitted two Corsican nationalists of contracting the 1998 assassination of Claude Erignac, former prefect of Corsica and the state's highest representative on the island. Though upholding their conviction...
...Gia Wilson, 31, who visited the farm with her husband and kids, ages 2 and 5, on a recent Sunday, Cottonwood Farms is just good, old-fashioned fun. "The idea of being outdoors, the animals, the nature--except for reading about it in storybooks or seeing pictures, this isn't something the kids would get to experience," she says. Such enthusiasm has helped thousands of farmers like Siegel to thrive in the growing business of agricultural tourism. At a time when profit margins for crops have been slashed razor thin by rising costs, "you have to consider agritainment," says...
...Amanda Raab, 25, the site also teaches consumers about the different types of pearls and how they're farmed and graded. Prices start at $27 for freshwater-pearl earrings and go up to $16,400 for a South Sea pearl necklace. Every piece comes with a certified GIA appraisal and a 90-day return policy. --By Betsy Kroll
Although they quickly found a replacement Gia, Lawler’s dedication to the show was made evident by his willingness to play a singing black female genie—something he very clearly...
...Genie” tells the story of O’Tooley, a freshman nerd in love with the affluent but bipolar Sweetie Connors. Distraught at his inability to woo her, he and his roommate Brock the Jock head to a bar, where in an inebriated stupor they meet Gia, a kind and soulful genie bent on helping O’Tooley win the girl of his dreams...