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DIED. William Styron, 81, writer of morally provocative epics--including Lie Down in Darkness and The Confessions of Nat Turner--that explore, in agonizing detail, the human capacity for evil; on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. A descendant of slave owners, Styron became obsessed as a boy with the 1831 slave revolt led by Nat Turner, which began not far from his childhood home in Newport News, Va. Confessions, written in the first person, drew bitter criticism from black leaders, who called it presumptuous, but won Styron a Pulitzer Prize. Along with Sophie's Choice, the harrowing tale of an Auschwitz...
...Jimmy Turner, director of horticultural research for the Dallas Arboretum, says demand for rare plants like the Wollemi has grown sharply in recent years. "The buying public is looking for brighter, bigger and better plants," he says. Sales of simple seeds and bulbs have correspondingly slowed, he adds, because plant fans want ever more exotic species that are already partly grown. "Gardeners are more interested in decorating their yard than the old-fashioned process of planting seeds and watching them grow slowly...
...Turner is testing 3,000 new varieties of bedding plants this year to help plant lovers identify the best of what's new, and he considers the Wollemi among the most unusual. Unlike other pine trees, which have a single trunk, the Wollemi pines, once fully grown, can have up to 100 trunks and stand more than 80 ft. tall. Hardiness has allowed the species to survive for millions of years, all the way back to when T. rex roamed the earth. "Its discovery is the equivalent of finding a dinosaur alive today," says Sally McGeoch, marketing manager for Wollemi...
...Julia Turner, Slate’s senior online editor, wrote in an e-mail that the magazine was not planning to take any action in response to Ilyinsky’s column...
...star qualities, Blair remains in office only by having promised to leave it within a year. His Iraq-fueled fall from grace, sped by scandals and missteps, has left 70% of voters saying it's "time for a change." Last week police interviewed his political gatekeeper Ruth Turner about whether Labour sold peerages to big donors, part of an inquiry that has led to the arrest of three people (all deny wrongdoing). But Blair clings to 10 Downing Street, convinced he can still burnish his legacy with new domestic initiatives, as well as a plunge into Middle East peacemaking that...