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...Within hours, a toxic slick that grew to 80 km long had started to float down the Songhua. Jilin officials opened a reservoir to dilute the contaminants and instructed factories to avoid using river water. They also notified the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) in Beijing, which coordinated the response. SEPA has issued conflicting statements about its subsequent actions. In a Nov. 24 statement it said that it "quickly" sent an expert team to Jilin and neighboring Heilongjiang province, which lies downstream. But in the same statement, SEPA said that Jilin officials didn't notify their counterparts in Heilongjiang until...
...just three nights after the premiere of the slick, vivacious new Broadway musical Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, but already the audience at the August Wilson Theatre on West 52nd Street dresses like the crowds you'd see in the fifth year of Mamma Mia! Tight-fitting tops, carefully pomaded hair, ostentatious gold neckwear ... and the women look pretty gaudy...
...many world-famous chefs do that; most aren't even in their kitchens on a daily basis, since they're too busy empire building. But Santamaria, whose restaurant occupies the first floor of his family's ancestral home, takes an Old World pride in his place--while serving up slick modern dishes like calamari with pumpkin purée and pigeon in phyllo pastry sprinkled with confectioner's sugar...
...Power Player Inventor: Sony Computer Entertainment Availability: Now, $250 for PSP; $15 to $50 for games and movies To Learn More: www.us.playstation.com If you thought portable game systems were just for kids, the PlayStation Portable (PSP) will change your mind. This slick black wonder, about the size of an eyeglasses case, has a gorgeous widescreen display, which is great not only for games-including holiday titles like SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals and NeoPets-but movies too. Some 300 films are available for the Universal Media Disc format. Built-in wi-fi makes multiplayer gaming a breeze. What's more...
Mauger is 32 years old. He works 32 hours per week as a grill cook for Quincy House. His hair is black and slick; his voice is low and measured. He’s not like Paul Simon at all. If anything, he evokes a young Marlon Brando—thoughtful, charismatic, and more than a little frightening when he describes the life he left behind...