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...about that in this book, because that's private information. He doesn't want people to think that he is off the market - as if anyone wants to be "on the market" with him. And then he said that he wanted to be paid $25,000 for me to use his picture in my book. I told him that that wasn't going to happen either. Then he said, "What if I decide to sue you?" I said, "Well, if you sue me, you're going to have to borrow $25,000 from me to hire an attorney...
...Irritated by such legal entanglements, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has signaled that he wants the European debate on GMOs to focus firmly on science rather than emotion, and he seems ready to use whatever procedural weapons are at his disposal to break the political deadlock in the approval process. Businesses have also weighed in, saying the E.U.'s reluctance to accept GMOs is costly: denying farmers money-saving technologies means European agriculture loses ground against rivals. And it runs counter to the E.U.'s ambition to foster innovation and technology; despite public hostility, Europe is home...
...burning of Smyrna in 1922 without having done my research. But it just sounded so false. I was desperate; I thought I had to give [“Middlesex”] up, so I wandered downstairs where there was a stack of books left for anyone’s use on the table. One was Smyrna 1922. I picked it up, went back to my room to read it, and started writing again...
...skilled use of shadows and sinister clouds in contrast with the vibrant colors of the scenery throughout the entire film reflect the frightening effect that made the original such an absorbing portrayal of Lewis Carroll’s classic story. From the vivid costume design to the masterful depiction of the multi-colored Mad Hatter, played by Jonny Depp, this film steps up to the plate in film animation...
...been accepted by the Palestinian leadership; it's hard to see how offering less than the proposals previously rejected by Abbas, as Netanyahu appears set to do, is going to break the deadlock. But Netanyahu will argue that Israel is willing to talk directly and without conditions and to use the Palestinians' refusal to do so as a basis to blame them for the stalemate. (See pictures of heartbreak in the Middle East...