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...celebrity or wedded bliss go to his head (well, maybe he has, but he?s still playing great, turning in a salary-drive year for the ages). Tek, Trot, Manny, David: What more can you say? Bellhorn . . . well, Bellhorn. And the left side of the infield?s been too quiet, but that should pick...
...substantiated for me an already pretty solid conviction that such establishments played a large part in BLOHARDS lore. If this club left plaques to mark its memories, many would be affixed to various watering holes throughout the Northeast. When confronted with that theory, Powers demurred. ?We?re a nice, quiet, refined group,? he insisted. ?For instance, on the bus trip, there is a rule: No drinking until the bus passes Bridgeport?-which is nine miles from Westport-?unless absolutely necessary...
There's a quiet revolution taking place in the world of universal remotes. A little while ago, a small company called Harmony suggested to the world that you don't need to input complicated codes into your remote. Instead, their system allowed users to simply plug the remote into a computer and tell the computer what gear they have. It was such a bright idea that Harmony got bought by Logitech, and remote-maker Philips jumped on the bandwagon...
...quiet stars of the show, though, are Walk Japan's bilingual guides. Besides knowing the innkeepers and many locals along the trail well enough to ask about the latest family news or village gossip, each guide is a mine of general knowledge about the country. After-dinner chats can easily swoop from discussions of feudalism to an analysis of contemporary demographics. It's a lesson in Japanese studies that you won't find in any lecture theater, with some rigorous exercise to boot...
...came to Japan from China more than 1,000 years ago. The hike begins in the foothills of Mount Futago on Kyushu, Japan 's largest southerly island, then traverses the peak of Mount Yufudake and the Nakayama Senkyo ridge. Visits to artists' studios and various temples are included. The quiet stars of the show, though, are Walk Japan 's bilingual guides. Besides knowing the innkeepers and many locals along the trail well enough to ask about the latest family news or village gossip, each guide is a mine of general knowledge about the country. After-dinner chats can easily swoop...