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Many bosses of western multinationals have Asia on their minds. Though Pope Benedict XVI's global conglomerate is focused on converts, not consumers, the Roman Catholic Church also appears to be shifting its gaze eastward. The Vatican held a special meeting on Jan. 19-20 to forge a new policy on China...
Peace Sign This symbol wasn't always so placating. Before its revival during the 1960s' antiwar movement, it was used as an anti-Christian symbol in the ancient Roman Empire...
...movie world's first clear view of Audrey Hepburn was in a newsreel: the beginning of Roman Holiday showed the young actress, as the ruritanian Princess Ann, on a state tour of Europe. The world's final view of Hepburn was in 1992 TV newscasts of her visit to Africa last October - three months before her death at 63 - as she bestowed first her compassion on starving children and then her modulated anger at the causes of their condition...
...kind, inimitable and irreplaceable, as is proved by the actresses who tried to replace her. A TV remake of "Roman Holiday" starred Catherine Oxenberg, a Yugoslav princess, and lineal descendant of Catherine the Great of Russia. Julia Ormond had Audrey's role in a "Sabrina" remake; Thandie Newton took her part in "The Trouble With Charlie", a very distant approximation of "Charade". And Jessica Love Hewitt starred seven years ago in "The Audrey Hepburn Story". All were put in the shade by Audrey's ghost. Who'd dare? Why bother...
...Texas city home to a famous standoff 5 Eighth letter of the Greek alphabet 10 Each 14 Modern Persia 15 Home of Caesar’s Palace 16 Need for plugging in a computer 17 *Golfer Woods actually not winning a tournament? 19 202 in Roman numerals 20 Power 21 ___ Kosh 23 Simple sneaker 24 Setting for some of “A Winter’s Tale” 28 Finale 29 George W.’s toilet? 34 “American ___” (popular show) 35 “Gloria in Excelsis...