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RETIRED. SMARTY JONES, 3, from horse racing; after sustaining bone bruises in all four shins during his only loss, an upset at the 2004 Belmont Stakes, where a win would have made him the second undefeated Triple Crown winner in history alongside Seattle Slew, who won in 1977; to a breeding farm in Midway, Kentucky. The injury was not career ending, but owners reined in the heroic Philadelphia-bred colt to avoid risk of further damage. "If anything else went wrong, it would break our heart," said owner Patricia Chapman...
...success of his branding work landed him a promotion to CEO last year and a slew of subsequent accolades...
...west of Paris) to the stately grandeur of England's Hampton Court (home of the world's oldest grapevine), ornamental gardens provide relief and refreshment for the tired, tourist soul. They've also been discovered by a new generation of fans. Increased awareness of the environment, plus a slew of popular gardening shows and coffee-table tomes in recent years mean that herbaceous borders and potting mix are as hotly debated by trendy young home-buyers as they are by seniors in straw-brimmed hats. "People touring gardens have got younger due to changes in lifestyle," affirms Michael Italiaander...
...ambassador's style. One evening, according to Indian columnist Vinod Mehta, Blackwill reduced an academic nearly to tears by shouting, "Rubbish, rubbish!" in reply to her remarks and dismissed other interruptions, yelling, "I insist, I insist!" and continuing to speak. In 2002, after embassy staff members registered a slew of complaints about Blackwill's imperious manner, he was given a scathing review by the State Department's inspector general. Blackwill declined to comment on the report. He nevertheless brought the U.S. and India closer on trade and security than at any other point in history and helped prevent...
...With her big-eyed visage gazing down from the nation's billboards and Jumbotrons, Sato is the face of Japan's latest film fashion: a slew of classic cartoons remade as live-action movies. Forget about Spider-Man 2, this summer's much-hyped American comic-book film; Spidey is just a gaijin in a tight suit. From the lithe, demon-slaying Devilman to the clunky robot Iron Man 28, Japan has its own superhero pantheon that is ripe for recycling on the big screen. The Japanese love of cartoon heroes started with the birth in 1952 of Astro...