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...miles away. By the time good seamaritans got to them, six of the whales were dead and nine others had such weak heartbeats that scientists knew they would not make it. Even those that could be refloated soon returned to shore, oblivious to the frantically splashing rescuers trying to shoo them off. By evening, all the whales--mostly females, some of them pregnant--were dead...
...ourselves about the prospects come September. "Friends" is probably a shoo-in for comedy, as is Jennifer Aniston (who's certainly deserving enough) for best actress. "The West Wing," which had its weakest season to date, will probably win the drama category, because it has for the last two years. True, "Six Feet Under" got more nominations, but the fact remains that Emmy voters do not like to recognize cable series, period. "Six Feet Under's" situation is especially unusual this year, because it was actually nominated for two seasons in one year: season one, which ran last summer...
...Despite having a high-profile godfather in movie blockbuster-maker Jerry Bruckheimer, CSI made its debut in fall 2000 with little notice. In some recent weeks, though, the stylish crime show has unseated ER as TV's most watched drama; a sequel (tentatively titled CSI: Miami) is a near shoo-in to make the CBS schedule next fall. How did CSI pull off this perfect crime? Here's the evidence...
...used to?before I couldn't go into a department store and buy whatever I liked." Last year, $235 billion worth of merchandise was purchased on credit, up from less than $50 billion in 1998. Koreans are stretching their purchasing power in other ways. The government used to shoo banks away from consumer lending for big-ticket items such as cars and homes. Today, retail lending is rapidly replacing loans to giant conglomerates as a safer source of bank revenue. This new consumer borrowing has pumped tens of billions of dollars into the economy...
...easy for the assassins, mingling with the hajis, to roust the crowd into action. Several people charged the runway and threw themselves in front of the turboprop's wheels. The pilot stopped, and Rahman made the mistake that cost him his life: he opened the hatch to shoo away the pilgrims...