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...capital into a country as small and remote as Lithuania while more lucrative opportunities exist in Eastern Europe's larger nations. Foreign assistance would help, but the U.S. track record -- George Bush originally offered Poland a mere $119 million -- is hardly auspicious for a nation with a population one-tenth that of Poland...
...ordinary, hefty domestic animal known as Sus scrofa. He is a Vietnamese potbellied porker, a miniature breed on the verge of becoming America's trendiest pet -- at least where zoning laws permit -- and one of its priciest (a well-bred sow reportedly sold for $34,000). About one-tenth the size of the average Hampshire pig, mature potbellies weigh from 70 lbs. to 150 lbs. and stand coffee-table tall. Bright and affectionate, the primarily dark gray or black porkers will happily feed on Purina Lab Mini- Pig Chow Grower, or on almost anything that falls off the dinner table...
...kind of droves that require the pull of a whole retrospective today. In 1859 he made $3,000 in three weeks -- at 25 cents a ticket -- by displaying Heart of the Andes, his enormous image of mountains, gorge, valley, river and jungle, in a studio on Tenth Street in New York City...
Shortly after the prince's departure lastmonth, the halls of the ninth and tenth floors ofthe Charles Hotel, where the royal entouragestayed during his visit, were littered with emptystereo boxes, pieces of electrical tape, roomservice trays and old news clippings...
...Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler (1985). The 1980s finally gave Tyler the broad readership her talents deserve. Her tenth novel is a poignant portrait of a travel writer who caters to people who hate to travel. Behind this whimsical premise lies a tragedy (the death of a child) that is never played for easy irony or pathos...