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...princesses." We follow Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews), the daughter of a rich British officer, Captain Crewe (Liam Cunningham), as she leaves India for boarding school in New York. At first the school's headmistress, Miss Minchin (Eleanor Bron) spares no expense to put Sara at ease, knowing she'll reap the rewards from Sara's rich father. But when Captain Crewe is reported missing in action and his property is confiscated by the British government, Miss Minchin morphs into Cruella DeVille, complete with a streak of white in her hair. She forces Sara to become a household drudge to work...
...these almost predictable reactions more reflexive than real? Do the Washington lobbyists and interest groups reflect popular sentiment, or just their own Beltway impulses? To see how a community confronts the prospect, two TIME correspondents spent a month examining the federal dependence of Fargo and its surrounding county, which reap $1.30 in benefits for every $1 in taxes the citizens send to Washington. While Fargo may lack the urban woes of larger cities, its federal take closely tracks the national average, and its share of spending closely matches the budget as a whole. Like most Midwesterners, the people of Fargo...
...celebrated than ever, supermodels do not need the meager $5,000 or so the New York shows offer them for an appearance. (The major European designers, by contrast, pay up to $25,000.) They have better-or at least more lucrative-things to do with their time. Supermodels today reap millions of dollars in advertising contracts; they lend their names to clothing lines, host TV shows, star in movies. From the gossip columns to the Oscar preshow promenade, they are stealing the limelight from Hollywood's film goddesses...
...quoted in last week's Crimson as being concerned with the amount of resources the United States already invests in science. But scientific research constitutes the seeds which will determine the future of this country. And if money is taken away from scientific projects, the U.S. will reap what it sows...
...reap the maximum benefit of the peace and quiet, you should avoid visiting the loft area on Saturdays, during lunch or near closing time. Although the loft never really fills up, it is definitely more enjoyable when the other tables are empty. Obviously, it is most enjoyable--and completely free--if you're a smoker. If you're not up to inhaling, you still can use the tables for chess, at the cost of two dollars an hour...