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...Frutkin, an Ottawa-based author of three poetry collections and six novels, writes like a fresco sprung to life. You can feel the warmth of the sirocco, the wind that carries fine sand from the Sahara; smell the musty parchment of Cambiati's secret library; and taste the bitter elixirs peddled by the traveling troupe in the town's piazza. The action is broken into short chapters, making the plot trot along at a jaunty clip. Through Cambiati's alchemy and Archenti's reason, Frutkin examines the science of magic and the magic of science. He also keeps...
...ultrarich, weddings have become prime occasions for India's élite to show off their fortunes. Even the most skinflint shindigs run to a few hundred guests, several days of feasts and, occasionally, near bankruptcy for the hosts. In early 2004, for instance, the boss of the Sahara conglomerate, Subrata Roy, flew some 10,000 guests aboard 26 planes to Lucknow, in northern India, for a $128 million double-wedding party for his two sons. "People want to make a statement, present an image," says Vikas Gutgutia, head of the wedding-planning company Ferns 'n' Petals. "'Look what...
...rich, weddings have become prime occasions for India's élite to show off their fortunes. Even the most skinflint shindigs run to a few hundred guests, several days of feasts and, occasionally, near bankruptcy for the hosts. In early 2004, for instance, the boss of the Sahara conglomerate, Subrata Roy, flew some 10,000 guests aboard 26 planes to Lucknow, in northern India, for a $128 million double-wedding party for his two sons. "People want to make a statement, present an image," says Vikas Gutgutia, head of the wedding-planning company Ferns 'n' Petals. "'Look what...
...hand-pulled rickshaws in Calcutta to be phased out by the end of the year, after more than a century in use, by legislators who have called this mode of transport a "human indignity" 404 Number of Moroccan prisoners of war, captives from the 30-year conflict over Western Sahara, released from Algeria last week 17 Average number of years the POWs were held, the longest known internment of soldiers in modern history 15 million Number of Popsicle sticks used to construct the Mjollnir, a 15-m replica of a Viking vessel that will launch from Amsterdam next year...
Moroccan prisoners of war, captured during the 30-year conflict over Western Sahara, sent home from Algeria last week...