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...carb potato has arrived. Developed by a Dutch seed company, the smooth yellow tuber has 30% fewer carbohydrates and 25% fewer calories than the average Russet Burbank. It's also moister and better tasting, says Chad Hutchinson, a potato expert and assistant professor of horticultural science at the University of Florida. Each year Hutchinson tests some 400 new varieties of spud for Florida farmers but finds, he says, "only a few we get really excited about." This creamy variety, named SunLite, "has risen to the top," says Hutchinson. SunFresh, a Florida growers cooperative, will market the lower-carb potato...
Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) is a smooth and accommodating guy. Neat and trim in his habitual jacket and tie, he's a black man managing a luxury hotel in Kigali, Rwanda, a decade ago, making friends and doing favors across racial and national boundaries. He knows when an obsequious word or a proffered bottle of single-malt Scotch will do him the most good with corrupt local officialdom. And he is doing his best to ignore the rising tensions between his country's ruling Hutu tribe (of which he is a member) and the rebellious Tutsi...
...jailed Fatah chief has put a major crimp in hopes for a smooth transition of power in the wake of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Until last week, Mahmoud Abbas--Arafat's longtime P.L.O. deputy who has the backing of the Central Committee of Fatah, the most powerful Palestinian party--seemed likely to roll up a big victory in the Jan. 9 election for Palestinian President. But last week Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison for his part in deadly shooting attacks early in the four-year intifadeh, announced his candidacy...
DiCaprio is ever plausible and watchable; he carries this big picture with grace. As for Scorsese, he seems to have taken a cue from the DiCaprio façade, fashioning a portrait of smooth surfaces and trusting DiCaprio to show what's inside. Well, an actor can reveal meaning, but he shouldn't be asked to invent it. Despite its star's heroic efforts, The Aviator is a gorgeous jet, flying on automatic pilot. --By Richard Corliss
...albumâs strongest number is âThis May,â a smooth mid-tempo piece perhaps best enjoyed on a crummy day, with congo drum-peppered beats paddling through a sea of harmonic voices...