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...long tunnels, one of which was blasted out of 1.7 billion-year-old rock a dizzying 600 ft. above Toltec Gorge. You won't find a carload of snakes like the one Indiana Jones encountered. But do keep your eyes open for deer, black bear, bobcat, mountain lion and eagles...
...Legend of Aida, Disney's musical retelling of the tale of ancient Egypt that was the basis for Verdi's famous opera. The pyramid opened, it closed, it transformed itself into different sets. It seemed a suitably dazzling follow-up to Julie Taymor's innovative production of The Lion King, Disney's Broadway hit. The trouble was it didn't work, at least not very often. "Every time I saw the show, it broke down," says composer Elton John. "It got on the cast's nerves. It dragged everybody down...
Ford was known for the black Converse sneakers he always wore, even with business suits. He was also a big-game hunter; his house was festooned with trophies, including the skin of a lion he shot in Africa. Friends accounted for Ford's possession of thousands of rounds of military-style ammo as a normal passion for a gun collector...
Nordstrom and Ridderstrale are also speed freaks. In a CNN world, they write, speed is a lifesaver--especially in bringing products to market. The lion's share of Hewlett-Packard's revenues, they point out, is derived from products less than a year old. To succeed in such a high-velocity world, companies must take risks, accept and welcome failures and shun all things average, bland and safe. They must grab consumers by surprise--not unlike the songs Lennon and the Beatles wrote when they gained a stranglehold on pop charts...
Sophomore point guard Jenn Monit air-balled a three-pointer, that Kelley pulled down and hit three-ball from the side pocket to cut the Lion lead to 59-56 with 11.2 seconds left...