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...This annual bash is held in the style of an English tea party and was initially devised eight years ago to toast the inevitable strong showing each year of British actors. It is a rare year when the "Masterpiece Theatre" effect doesn't reel in a slew of acting nods for British thespians. And those costume design and sound editing categories that give us so much grief in winning the office Oscar pool are usually littered with British technicians...
...Cambridge's two longtime political parties, the CCA traditionally fielded a slew of candidates in city elections, usually electing four or five to the City Council...
...that more stocks are making highs than lows on the New York Stock Exchange, and money funds had record inflows of $94 billion in January. That's a lot of buying power. Indeed, Christine Callies, chief strategist for Merrill Lynch, believes we're in a "stealth bull market." A slew of smaller companies is doing well while the big stocks are getting taken apart. The average diversified stock fund is down just 7% since the start of last year; 34% have risen, Morningstar reports...
...bullpen, Boston can set up Lowe with Tim Wakefield, Hipolito Pichardo and "El Guapo" Rich Garces, three guys who rose to the occasion last season. Starting pitching and offensive production were the team's two big weaknesses in 2000. Manny and a slew of new pitchers have potentially solved those problems. Watch out for Chris Stynes, too--when this guy is swinging a hot bat, he is one of the most dangerous hitters in the major leagues. Sounds ridiculous, but his hitting streaks are legendary in Cincinnati...
Back in Hong Kong, where nearly every movie kicks nonstop butt, there has been a slew of Yuens for a quarter century, thanks to two separate clans. One group comprises graduates of Yu Jim-yuen's China Drama Academy; some (Jackie Chan, Samo Hung) used their own names, while others (Corey Yuen, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah) took as an honorific the name of their daunting, inspiring teacher...