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...plot. You see, Shrek is a gentle giant, contentedly living alone in the middle of the woods, going about his business, scaring away the occasional angry mob intent on slaying him-you know, the usual things ogres do. However, Shrek's happy, if lonely, life is disrupted when little Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) enlists the beast to track down Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), whom the monarch seeks to make his bride. Joining Shrek in this journey, due to the law mandated by Animation Codes and Regulations Section 231b, is a wacky sidekick. In this case, that character takes the form...
...fairytale world of the Brothers Grimm and Disney upside down. The film, based on the storybook by William Steig, revolves around the character of Shrek, voiced by Mike Myers, a smelly ogre who enjoys solitude. The isolation of his home, however, is threatened by the power-hungry, midget Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow '67) who forcefully relocates all the fairy tale characters from his theme-park-like kingdom to Shrek's swamp. In order to live in peace, Shrek strikes a deal with Farquaad: if the ogre rescues Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) from her enchanted castle, the evil ruler will remove...
...back, stroll along the waterfront past the 17th century house where Lord Byron in 1816 wrote The Prisoner of Chillon, a poem commemorating the imprisonment in 1530 of François de Bonnivard, prior of the Abbey of St. Victor. The 13th century Chillon Castle is at the lake's eastern end, a pleasant 90-minute steamboat trip from Ouchy. The boats leave from the central dock, but the schedule is seasonal so when there call 0848-811-848 for information...
...Lord, why didn't you give Bush enough brains to understand that it is in the best interests of the people of the U.S. to put a limit on the amount of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere? We in Europe also don't want to hurt our economy by putting a cap on greenhouse-gas emissions. We are educated enough, however, to understand that we have to do this now to avoid serious environmental and economic disasters in the future. ERICH WACKER Heilbronn, Germany
...primary. I mean, there were a lot of folks saying, well, we shouldn't trade with China. I disagree; I think we ought to trade with China. It's in our economic interest, but it's also more likely to cause freedom to occur in China. And, Lord knows, we need freedom. After all, Catholic bishops were just hauled in the other day - a Catholic bishop as well as other Catholic hierarchy were arrested, which is not right...