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...lost to both in its opening contests in Sydney. Russia, the other big threat in Hungary's group, will look to avenge its loss in the 2000 final, while Italy, Spain and Greece are fielding strong teams that could challenge the Hungarians should they advance as expected to the knockout rounds. The team has beaten all these rivals regularly in the past, and two weeks ago Hungary topped its group - which included Serbia-Montenegro - in the fina World League, earning a boost of pre-Athens confidence. The Hungarians will have to be especially vigilant about not losing their collective concentration...
...Wonderful Town" is based on "My Sister Eileen," the 1942 hit Broadway comedy about two sisters, intellectual Ruth and blond knockout Eileen, who emigrate from Ohio to a basement flat in Greenwich Village - Ruth looking to be a writer, Eileen with dreams of musical stardom. The musical version, composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyricists Comden and Green, arrived on Broadway in 1953, with Rosalind Russell as Ruth and Edith Adams (later Ernie Kovacs' Edie Adams) as Eileen. The show, which lasted a year, didn't spawn the hits that Bernstein's "On the Town" and "West Side Story...
...Round 3: the PSP prototype is unveiled at E3--though with few details and no playable games. But surprise! The Nintendo DS prototypes show up at E3 with cool dual-screen games, like air hockey with a touch-sensitive puck, and chat capabilities. Our verdict: Nintendo DS by a knockout...
LEATHER LAPTOP BAG BY JZMO Jeffrey Orr designed this computer case for female execs tired of boring black bags. His techy totes come in colors like Midnight Mocha and Knockout...
...murder or attempted-murder charges." Rapid-fire indictments have scooped up Bonannos from Staten Island to the Bronx. In addition to squeezing informants and clocking countless hours of surveillance, two C-10 agents used "forensic accounting" techniques to follow a paper trail through Massino's murky bookkeeping. The knockout blow was delivered in September, when James (Big Lou) Tartaglione recorded acting Bonanno boss Anthony (Tony Green) Urso allegedly conspiring to murder the families of Bonannos who were cooperating with the encroaching G-men. "Why should rats' kids be happy where my kids or your kids should suffer because...