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...Denzel Washington, 52, not in the top 10 last year. His 2006 films: Inside Man, which grossed $88.5 million at the domestic box office, and Deja Vu, a modest $52.5 million...
...Senator Ken Salazar and his brother John, a member of Congress, were raised on a ranch without a telephone or electricity. Senator Salazar was the only freshman Democrat elected to the Senate from a red state during George W. Bush's 2004 victory. He is a moonfaced fellow whose modest demeanor belies his reputation as an ecumenical annoyer of special-interest groups. He once called Jim Dobson of Focus on the Family, a Colorado-based conservative Christian group, "the antichrist." But he was also one of the very few Democrats to stick with pro-war Senator Joe Lieberman after Lieberman...
...Although modest in size, Knai Bang Chatt provides all the activities of a much larger resort. Among these are excursions to islands lying close off shore, boat trips with local fishermen or tours of nearby Bokor National Park. Yoga classes, meditation sessions and Khmer massage are available. There's also an expansive sea-facing infinity pool. The French cuisine (with a Khmer touch) uses fresh local seafood and produce and is superb. Menus are drawn up in consultation with guests, and meals are served on terraces or in the open-air dining pavilion. The communal areas at Knai Bang Chatt...
...publishes his crosswords in the Times as well as other publications, including the Wall Street Journal. Mahowald’s first Sunday puzzle was published in September 2004; 17 years old at the time, he became the youngest constructor to publish a Sunday Times crossword puzzle. Mahowald remains modest about his achievement. “It was pretty cool. I didn’t know it when I sent it in that I would be the youngest...
...Harvardians hit the Charles’ dinky “ice rink,” sliding penguin style in their penguin suits. Their frolics continued until drunken onlookers got into the action and the Charles’ security guard ushered them off the ice. Two thespians (one neurotic, one modest) are applying for the reality TV show “The Amazing Race.” But will their egos even fit in those little packs? Some Porcellian newbies kidnapped two older members so they could chat with them (the club’s venerable rules prohibit members from talking...