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...Hong Kong: Leader Tung Chee-wa has managed to push the Pacific Rim's economic jewel into recession, and admitted as much on Tuesday night. Result: The Hang Seng index finished the day down more than 5 percent...
Gregory Nagy, Jones professor of classicalGreek literature, called the study of foreignlanguage "a jewel in the crown" of the Harvardeducation. He praised graduates of the College as"cultivated" people and partly attributed this totheir familiarity with foreign cultures...
...this is not Majorca, the all-too-famous Mediterranean resort. It is Minorca, the lesser-known jewel of the Balearic Islands. Its attractions tend to be subtler but are often deeper. Over 4,000 years of its inhabited history, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, French and British have come and left their various imprints on Minorcan life, enriching its language and architecture. More than a beach vacation, Minorca is a 270-sq.-mi. museum, filled with ancient treasures. As many as 1,000 archaeological sites dot the countryside. Most of the monuments--including Bronze Age structures and early Christian basilicas...
Pass the crackers: Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is the newest cheesy tribute album on the charts. The roster of contributors who celebrate the 25th anniversary of Rumours--which include Jewel, Shawn Colvin, Matchbox 20 and Elton John--is an impressive roster of pop talent. Legacy, however, celebrates Fleetwood Mac in an unconventional way, not by improving upon the original, but by making you appreciate it in comparison...
...only artist who came close to capturing the true essence of Stevie Nicks was Jewel. The sex kitten of the folk cum pop music scene is used to conveying vulnerability. But as Jewel sings "You Make Loving Fun" she seems to have grown up a little. She sounds less tawdry than usual. Instead of her tragic laments, "I was meant for you, and you were meant for me," it is refreshing to hear her in a more assertive role, moving away from broken hearts and deluded expectations. In fact, Jewel seems to enjoy it, and at times, sings with...