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...hectares) of land in Southern California before gentler winds allowed firefighters to gain control of the blazes. A total of 800 homes were destroyed in the counties surrounding Los Angeles, and thousands of residents were forced to evacuate. This year the drought-plagued region has faced an almost relentless fire season, with 9,603 fires so far, up from 5,961 in 2007. Just over a year ago, the state endured a rash of immense wildfires that destroyed 2,000 homes and displaced 640,000 people...
...watch. Shrugging across the screen with a chip on his shoulder, Daniel Craig plays Bond with the right amount of reserve and just enough pathos to make him seem human. He must be part machine, though, considering the ease with which he waltzes through the film’s relentless action sequences. (There’s nothing as cool as the parkour chase from “Casino Royale,” but the pacing and variety have never been better.) Still, he pauses now and then for admonishment from M (Judi Dench) and to commiserate with Camille?...
...relentless gratuitousness of 2666 has its own logic and its own power, which builds into something overwhelming that hits you all the harder because you don't see it coming. This is a dangerous book, and you can get lost in it. How can art, Bolaño is asking, a medium of form and meaning, reflect a world that is blessed with neither? That is in fact a cesspool of chance and filth? In Part 2 of 2666 the philosophy professor, whose name is Amalfitano, recreates one of Marcel Duchamp's ready-made artworks: he hangs up a geometry...
...roar of the Lions was reduced to a kitten’s purr Saturday, as No. 19 Harvard (7-1, 4-1 Ivy) pounded Columbia (1-7, 1-4), 42-28, in front of 12,437 fans at Harvard Stadium.Senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti led a relentless aerial attack on the Lions secondary, throwing for a career-high 376 yards and four touchdowns.He spread the yardage around generously, completing seven passes to sophomore Levi Richards for 103 yards and two touchdowns and six to junior Matt Luft for 110 yards and a score. It was the first time in 33 years...
Others are concerned that the relentless media coverage of the execution - and the ideology of the militants - will only radicalize sympathizers. "The terrorists have been overexposed," adds Soeryo Winoto, a columnist in Jakarta. "What the television stations have been reporting is just free propaganda for the terrorists." Exclusive interviews with the terrorists have been aired on CNN, the BBC and other news networks, while their family members have appeared on local television for weeks...