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Abington's statement reflects more than an educated hunch; it is the result of a semiannual CIA survey of settlement occupancy in the West Bank and Gaza. The agency's latest findings reveal a vacancy rate of 25% in the West Bank and twice that in the Gaza Strip. Those conclusions reflect a familiar reality; for years the Israelis have been engaged in settlement building in the occupied territories not because they need new housing but because they want to hold onto the land. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the survey as "false by an order of magnitude...
Which is not to say that the story behind Rigoletto constitutes great dramatic material. Court jester to the Duke of Mantua, the hunch-backed Rigoletto makes the mistake of ridiculing Monterone, a distraught father who accuses the notorious, skirt-chasing duke of dishonoring his daughter. Monterone responds by cursing Rigoletto, praying that he may know first-hand a father's misery. Of course, the curse comes true, for the duke has already espied Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda from afar. Not knowing who she is, he proceeds to make her his next conquest...
...media got wind of our story, and the Saskatchewan facility was top news for weeks; no doubt the rustlers would be on extra guard now. After Lori spoke with her crystallographer, ChrySanda, in North Hollywood, we roamed northern Montana on an "energy hunch." When we showed up in small-town cafes and feedlots to show photos of cow No. 388 (Lori's brood) and No. 441 (mine), we invariably created a sensation--the old good/evil polarity, plus, well, we were and are stars. Citizens were both righteous and helpful, and we always drove away feeling bathed in love...
...know that all three of us were gay? Did you know when my friend and I walked in together, or when I tapped my other friend's shoulder to say hi? I think you had a hunch, because you were watching us right away. You glared at us, whispered to each other and smirked. Then, when we sat down, you moved from an empty table and took two chairs at ours. Why did you do that? None of us knew you. We wanted to eat together in peace...
...Magellan, are all folks to invest by. It's still too early to rate Stansky's run at Magellan, but he was a standout at the Growth Company Fund. Fidelity's array of 35 sector funds, each of which invests in specific industries, makes sense for those with a hunch about, say, oil companies or food stocks. For instance, its Select Retailing Portfolio's yield in 1996 to date is 25%; Energy, 19%. The company's technical sophistication lets consumers get at their accounts by phone, personal computer and, soon, the Internet...