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...longtime wildlife dealer in the Sumatran city of Bengkulu sums up the problems facing enforcement officers in the region: "We never have to worry about the police when transporting animals. Most don't even know or care that it's considered a crime," he says with a laugh. "And the ones who do are already in the business and making money themselves." The combination of soaring demand and lax enforcement is leading to a potentially catastrophic situation for the region's wildlife, activists say. "At the current rate there is a very good chance that we will lose...
...came out to the Crimson went wild as Kerr began to take out the successful starters and give some other players time on the field. One especially large cheering section was for junior Chas Hamilton—who appeared in two contests all season last year. With a laugh and a look back at the fans, Kerr put him in late in the second half...
...many of the documents still have not been translated or thoroughly analyzed. "You should see the warehouse in Qatar where we have this stuff," said a high-ranking former U.S. intelligence official. "We'll never be able to get through it all. Who knows?" he added, with a laugh. "We may even find the VX [nerve gas] in one of those boxes...
...problem is, there's no simple explanation for TV's laugh lack. "It just doesn't make sense," says Kevin Reilly, NBC's president of entertainment. "The feeling is that America needs to laugh now more than ever." And it does laugh--just not together. Viewers, especially younger ones, seem to be bored with laugh-track sitcoms. But the fresher shows--cable comedies, cartoons, even reality shows--often turn off less adventurous viewers. The key, it seems, is to find the Goldilaughs spot in between, to be original yet familiar...
...surprised that his next project is raising some eyebrows even before it's finished. In Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World, which Brooks wrote and is directing, the Broadcast News funnyman plays a comic sent abroad by the U.S. State Department to discover what makes Muslims laugh. Sony Pictures Entertainment passed on distributing the comedy, fearing the title was insensitive, and Brooks fans are debating its offensiveness online. Brooks is keeping mum about the film, due out next year from Warner Independent Pictures. What's Arabic for "focus group...