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...head quite vigorously,” says Karin. Meanwhile, Adam and her relative watched with amusement from the comfort of the house. Adam stayed calm once the relative (who in the past was nearly eaten by one of his domesticated lions) assured him that this lion was actually tame. Too bad Karin didn’t know the lion was tame. “The lion bounded up on me and leapt on me from behind, knocking me face first into the dirt and proceeding to paint my head playfully and lick my neck,” says Karin...
...take out cash when they refinance and use it to pay off credit-card debt or start a home improvement. The jobless rate, while a point higher than it was last October, remains remarkably low--just below the 5% considered "full employment" only a few years ago. Inflation remains tame. And the dollar, weaker last week against the yen and the euro, will make U.S. exports more attractive...
...this is just Day One, and we?re not talking about happy news. There is a sense among investors that something has definitely changed in the world, and not for the better. The peace dividend of the past decade - balanced budgets, tame long-term interest rates, sunny national mood - is buried under a million tons of steel, and for every cheer that may go up when George W. Bush makes his counterstrike there is a nagging fear, particularly in Europe, that if he doesn?t get Osama bin Laden he?s going to blow up a quarter of the world...
Every other summer, hundreds of the world’s most prestigious artists, selected by a rigorous international jury, descend upon the lagoon to show their work—work that often makes Plessi’s flames seem positively tame. Sumo wrestlers fight amid a candy-colored geometric background in one room, while another man tries to walk on ice wearing spherical shoes and a human nipple is transformed into an evening bag. There are bronze garbage bags and terra-cotta plungers, photographs of rest-room graffiti and gorgeous formal painting. There’s even a flying steamroller...
...large Buddha stoically surrounded by champagne bottles. All your favorite Western poisons are available. Also on tap: the deafening cacophony of bright young things, local and foreign, that is part of the scene from Tokyo to Toronto. To be part of it, call (86-10) 6416-5615. Too tame? Pop around another corner to Club Vogue, on Gongti Dong Lu, where the state-of-the-art sound system has channeled the dubby deckwork of some of the world's leading DJs. The club is a favorite among visiting out-of-town celebrities. Subdued souls should pick a weekday night, when...