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DIED. Bong Soo Han, 73, Korean martial-arts grand master who introduced hapkido to the West; of complications from cancer; in Santa Monica, Calif. He moved to the U.S. after training in Korea in the art, which combines fluid, circular movement with fierce, sharp kicks. He taught thousands about "perfection of character" through his International Hapkido Federation, but was best known for his work in such films as The Kentucky Fried Movie and 1971's Billy Jack...
DIED. Bradford Washburn, 96, climber, cartographer and aerial photographer who in 1951 founded the all encompassing Museum of Science in Boston; in Lexington, Mass. Labeled "a roving genius of mind and mountains" by outdoor photographer Ansel Adams, Washburn mapped the Grand Canyon in the 1970s, using prisms and lasers to measure depth; and in 2000 he helped revise the height of Mount Everest, up to 29,035 ft., a 7-ft. correction...
...Foufounes Electriques. Try not to notice that all of the students are back in class as you headbang to silence. In a shocking twist of fate, the city did not choose to host its International Fireworks Competition, International Jazz Festival, Just for Laughs Festival, International Film Festival, and Grand Prix in late January. However, one of Montreal’s 90 organized festivals is on during intersession, the famed La Fête des Neiges. Go to Parc Jean-Drapeau to watch the dogsled races in honor of Balto! He’s so brave! Before leaving the land of universal...
House: Whose House? D-Haus. Lol. Concentration: Government (it’s where the $$ and babes are). Hometown: Sandersville, GA (damn right, that’s a red state). Ideal Date: My town has an annual Civil War reenactment that my father, mother and grand pappy participate in. I’ve always wanted to grab some soda pop from the apothecary and sit up on this big hill called Uncle Fielding’s Overlook and watch it with a girl. Best way for a girl to get your attention: Pop it and lock it, SON! Where to find...
...National security letters permit the executive branch to seek records about people in terrorism and spy investigations without a judge's approval or grand jury subpoena...