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...battle icebergs since Leonardo DiCaprio. Caroline Alexander has published The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition; leadership tomes explicate the explorer's lessons for middle managers. PBS has just aired Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance, which was also adapted for IMAX theaters. Now comes the A&E mini-series Shackleton (April 7, 8 p.m. E.T., and April 8, 9 p.m. E.T.)--with a Biography episode (April 8, 8 p.m. E.T.) thrown in for the compleat Shackle-phile...
Like a doughty icebreaker, the mini-series is slow to gather steam, and writer-director Charles Sturridge's script veers toward the overdramatic. But Branagh makes Shackleton a very human icon, hubristic but good-humored. The explorer later died trying another Antarctic mission, so one shouldn't oversell his lessons. Still, Shackleton is a well-executed reminder that failure can breed success...
Birtwell’s move towards the big leagues occurred in whirlwind fashion last June when the Tigers plucked him in the 30th round with the 897th overall pick just two days before commencement. Two days after receiving his diploma, he was at mini-camp and by June 15, he was signed...
...mostly from Britain and more than likely on a promotional tour for their new mix CD, fly over to hit up New York—and cities like Boston and Philly, being only a relative stone’s throw away, present logistically viable locations to finish out a mini-tour before heading back home. (This would explain why places with crowds much more receptive to the rave culture and with more rave-friendly ordinances, but farther away, such as Miami and California, get repeatedly shafted.) The crowds these DJs draw here, mostly from local colleges like BU and Tufts...
...PRESS From the Ever-Shrinking-Printer Department: Panasonic's SV-P10 mini color thermal printer ($220) is roughly the size of an electric pencil sharpener and weighs just 6.5 oz. But it can print out 45 snapshot-size images on a single rechargeable battery. Share your pics with fellow adventurers right on the spot, or crank out cute postcards...