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...voice, and her evident pleasure in being watched. It was that evening in the Palais (and remember, I'd seen Basic Instinct at a critics' showing in New York) that I became convinced of what I still believe: that Stone is one of the few people in the post-Golden Age era who deserves that venerable epithet "movie star...
This year, the cows had no good news for Cambodia's farmers. Each year before the planting season commences, all eyes in the capital turn to a pair of hungry royal oxen for guidance. Placed before the sacred beasts are seven golden trays bearing, respectively, rice, maize, sesame, beans, rice wine, water and grass. What the cows eat - and don't eat - during the ancient Royal Plowing Ceremony predicts the upcoming year's harvest. Munching on rice is good, a signal of a bountiful crop to come. Forgoing water for rice wine could presage a drought, along with a possible...
...Ford Pinto-to be unaware that Japanese auto manufacturers have conquered foreign markets. Toyota recently passed GM to become the world's largest carmaker, and even runner-up brands like Honda are in better shape than their struggling American counterparts. But back home, the news isn't so golden. Thanks to an aging, shrinking population and lackluster consumer spending, sales of full-size vehicles in Japan last year were the lowest since 1977. Mighty Toyota may have posted a record global profit of $18.6 billion for 2006, but its home-soil sales slumped...
Lamont friends are beautiful but Lamont enemies can get ugly. Students spend marathon hours in the library cramming for finals, only to have their golden study moments soured by the antics of “That Kid.” The one who never learned proper library etiquette. Here are some helpful hints as you prepare to move into Lamont, permanently. Don’t leave your stuff at a study space and bounce. There’s nothing more annoying than trudging to the library only to find all the desks “occupied,” half...
...medal performance. Overall, for both crews, the performance met and exceeded expectations. “We were definitely really happy with all of our boats making it to the Grand Finals, it was something we were working toward the entire year,” said senior heavyweight captain Katie Golden. “We feel like Radcliffe had a strong performance overall.” The heavyweights performed well form top to bottom, making a strong pitch for its season to continue. The selection committee will decide on May 15 whether Radcliffe will be part of the 16-boat field...