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...tribe had been devastated by civil war and smallpox. With a new railroad making it easier to access remote lands, the British government created reservations that would be off-limits to white settlement. The treaty set aside as Masai lands 23,000 sq km in two regions: the Laikipia plateau and an area south of Nairobi. This left the fertile Rift Valley and what would become Nairobi open for the settlers. It was to be "enduring as long as the Masai as a race shall exist." But it lasted just seven years. In a 1911 treaty, the colonial governor grabbed...
...Ralph Plumb putting the “skill” in skill position players, Yale could quite possibly score 400 points this season. So, however, could its opponents. And that’s the key to the season for the Bulldogs. Twice last season Yale reached the 40-point plateau only to lose by double-digits. With Colgate and Lehigh on the slate early in the season, the Bulldogs will need to improve quickly on that side of the ball...
...Occupying the 11th-floor podium is its new "hotel within a hotel," Plateau, tel: (852) 2584 7688. This self-contained pleasure zone offers 23 spiffy guest rooms in modern minimalist style (futons, infinity-edge baths, floor cushions) plus a spa, lavish pool area and alfresco dining. If the overall look seems vaguely reminiscent of the big screen, that's because it was created by architect John Morford, who helped in the design of the Park Hyatt Tokyo?the setting for Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation...
...Plateau's spa treatments are overseen by onetime choreographer and fitness expert Odile de Vars, who had a hand in the spas at the Four Seasons George V Hotel in Paris and the fabulous Grand Hotel du Palais in Biarritz. You'll find everything from hot-stone treatments to Vichy showers on the menu?but if that all seems a bit bracing, repair to the poolside Grill, where designer barbecue and long tall drinks await. Rooms from about $330 a night, plus...
...watches us is stupid." Headlines in the National Enquirer report that Ken and his posse were asked to leave the UCLA library after refusing to shush. Becomes butt of criticism when he starts trash talking rivals. "Who cares?," Ken comments. "Right now I'm bigger than Alex." Ratings plateau...