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...detox programs get easier after the initial shock. "What was strange was that there was no hunger at all," says Kurt Thompson, a Seoul-based marketing-research manager, of his weight-loss vacation at the Farm?a health retreat in the Philippines' lush Batangas province. The self-confessed "300-pound man mountain" shed 12 pounds (5.4 kg) thanks to "green juices and cleansing drinks, along with massages and lots of natural supplements." The absence of temptation was also a big help. "These days there is so much encouragement to eat," says Leann Cruz, who runs another Philippine spa, the Malapacao...
...found Booker, 51, guilty of possessing 3 oz. of crack cocaine, with the intention to distribute, which meant he was facing at least 10 years in prison. But when prosecutors informed the judge that Booker had told cops after his arrest that he had previously sold more than a pound of crack, his situation quickly went from bad to worse. Because of that evidence, which was never presented to the jury, the judge had little choice but to sentence Booker to no less than 30 years in federal prison...
...Officers were sent to Pound Hall on Mass. Ave. on reports of a Harvard affiliate who was not allowed to join a class and reportedly “dramatically” fell to the ground and fled crying. Officers searched with negative results...
...security system by taking hostage the families of the two employees who knew that day's access codes. While thousands of Christmas shoppers milled around the bank, they made three trips inside to pick up the stolen cash. Northern Ireland's monetary system is based on the British pound but uses notes printed by local banks. The theft was so big that Northern Bank decided to withdraw all its cash - more than $560 million - from circulation to make most of the stolen money worthless. The political deficit looks harder to fix. "It's a serious setback, let's face...
...Director Michael Radford, going heavily for brooding atmosphere, has shrouded the canal town in dank mists until the Adriatic could be the river Styx. He has also wrapped the play in historical perspective, noting the sorry plight of Jews in 1596 Venice. This makes Shylock's demand for a pound of Christian flesh his righteous revenge for all the spittle and slander he has absorbed. Pacino emphasizes Shylock's gnomish outsider status: the victim as hero. And though he has a few oratorical geysers, he mostly understates his venom. Pacino seems to recall, from his early Michael Corleone days...