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...would include a 10-year statute of limitations, which Sheiser says "is fabulous since it takes that long for these women to get through the emotional and psychological struggles and have the financial wherewithal to do this. But often the law is the last thing they want to resort to get justice. Some have old warrants, and they might not show up in a courtroom...
DIED. PETER BENCHLEY, 65, author who made landlubbers of millions with his 1974 novel, Jaws, about a great white shark that terrorizes an East Coast resort town; of pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive scarring of the lungs; in Princeton, N.J. Benchley's tale of a human-chomping fish sold 20 million copies, and the 1975 film adaptation epitomized the summer movie experience. Fascinated by oceans throughout his life, the Harvard-educated grandson of humorist Robert Benchley in later years became an outspoken protector of sharks. "Knowing what I know now, I could never write that book today," Benchley wrote last month...
...DIED. PETER BENCHLEY, 65, author who made landlubbers of millions with his 1974 novel Jaws, about a great white shark that terrorizes an East Coast resort town; in Princeton, New Jersey. Benchley's tale of a human-chomping fish sold 20 million copies, and the 1975 film adaptation epitomized the summer movie experience. Fascinated by oceans throughout his life, the author eventually became an outspoken protector of sharks. "Knowing what I know now I could never write that book today," Benchley wrote last month. "Sharks don't target human beings, and they certainly don't hold grudges...
...sudden success, the fame, the adulation, the troubled times, the seemingly unstoppable decline. And, inevitably, the comeback. Ten years after the Cristallo closed its shutters, the veteran sashayed back onstage, looking more glamorous than ever. That was in 2001, and the luxury five-star hotel in the Italian ski resort of Cortina is still rocking its clientele. "We loved the idea of starting again," says Paola Gualandi, whose entrepreneurial clan now owns the Cristallo. "And Cortina is very popular and upscale?everybody wants to be here...
...detail is masterful: from the 16,000 handpainted roses on the ceilings and walls to the delectable handmade biscotti accompanying a sinful hot cocoa that my 5-year-old daughter dubbed "Willy Wonka's chocolate river in my throat." In 2005, the Cristallo won Italy's Leading Ski Resort at the World Travel Awards?like a rock legend, this hotel knows how to thrill, seduce and keep fans coming back for more...