Word: volcano
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...Geological Survey (USGS) announced in late September that increasing levels of seismic activity indicated a potential stirring of magma within the Washington volcano, which has been dormant since...
...sell-by date. But she lived to see the rediscovery of her between-the-wars work in the '70s, and its acclaim by a new generation, before dying in Mexico in 1980. It's said her last wish was to have her ashes scattered in the crater of the volcano Popocatépetl - a fitting gesture to end a flamboyant life. The show runs through Aug. 30, then travels to the Kunstforum Wien, Vienna, in September. Advance bookings: tel: (44-870) 126 0268; www.royalacademy.org.uk...
...sell-by date. But she lived to see the rediscovery of her between-the-wars work in the '70s and its acclaim by a new generation, before dying in Mexico in 1980. It's said her last wish was to have her ashes scattered in the crater of the volcano Popocat?petl?a fitting gesture to end a flamboyant life...
...most popular DVD selling on the streets of Baghdad these days is Volcano. Though its title suggests the latest natural-disaster flick from Hollywood, the film--a jerky montage of photos and video footage lifted from the Internet--depicts a wholly man-made inferno: the year-long insurgency against U.S. forces in Iraq. Set to popular Iraqi military songs, it depicts attacks on U.S. convoys, the devastating results of roadside bombs and American soldiers carrying dead and injured colleagues. The footage also includes pictures of wounded and dead Iraqis in Fallujah and elsewhere...
...years we lost a lot of money," says Lau, who admits he has lost millions of dollars on poorly vetted projects. In 1996, he staked a small fortune on What a Wonderful Life, in which he played a terminally ill cancer patient who dies photographing an erupting volcano. "I really loved that movie," he says, "but the box office... ugh." Still, his track record improved considerably when he backed the critically acclaimed 1997 film Made in Hong Kong, which was directed by Fruit Chan...