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...esophageal cancer; in Somis, California. Born Makoto Iwamatsu in Kobe, Japan, he went to the U.S. as a teen and discovered acting. Roles for Asians then were demeaningly comic, written almost exclusively in pidgin English. But Mako's portrayal of the Chinese coolie Po-han in 1966's The Sand Pebbles, although in broken English, rose above stereotype and won him an Oscar nomination...
...this sounds like a surefire recipe for commercial success, it is. Since the first Seasons 52 opened in 2003 on Orlando's popular "eat street," Sand Lake Road, the chain has spread to four more Florida locations, and the first two outside of the state are scheduled to open in Atlanta this year. Prices are reasonable (all mains are under $23), service is chirpy and each branch is smart casual in style, complete with cocktail bar and resident pianist. For leisure travelers who want a contemporary taste of the U.S. without the supersized portions or the artery-clogging fats, Seasons...
...Raised in the hardscrabble industrial town of Sderot, Peretz served as a captain in the IDF during the 1973 war, but when a tank accidentally rolled over his leg - he had been trying to free it after it got stuck in desert sand - his military career ended. Following a long rehabilitation, he entered politics, winning election as mayor of Sderot and later as a Labour Party candidate to the Knesset. Believing the conflict prevented Israel from addressing pressing domestic issues, he joined "The Eight," a group of lawmakers dedicated to ending occupation altogether...
...little holes. The propaganda they give you when you sign up for the operation describes the holes as "dime-sized." That took me aback. The dime, there's no denying, is a seriously undersized coin. But frankly, I wasn't thinking coins at all. I was thinking grains of sand. A dime is huge! The hospital printout of all the things you can't do afterward describes it as "major brain surgery." Is there minor brain surgery...
...little holes. The propaganda they give you when you sign up for the operation describes the holes as "dime-sized." That took me aback. The dime, there's no denying, is a seriously undersized coin. But frankly, I wasn't thinking coins at all. I was thinking grains of sand. A dime is huge! The hospital printout of all the things you can't do afterward describes it as "major brain surgery." Is there minor brain surgery...