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...deeds and not words, Beamer would probably find the "Let's roll" sensation a little strange. His widow hopes the tchotchkes don't cheapen the message behind the two words: "It's about standing up for what you believe in and taking action without thought to the personal consequences." How about printing those words on some coffee mugs...
...Miles Roby seems to be one of life's born losers. Or are his problems self-made? He manages a decrepit restaurant in the dying Maine burg of Empire Falls--the place he was born and feels helpless to leave--in the wan hope of inheriting it from the widow who owns it. The limited social circles available condemn him to repeated and unpleasant meetings with his ex-wife's obnoxious boyfriend. He has lost parental control of his bright but troubled teenage daughter. Why doesn't he pack up and start somewhere new? In answering that question, Richard Russo...
...just days before this catalogue of woes, Reyes was in Manila taking on Jeanette Lee, the most lucratively endorsed female in the game, nicknamed "The Black Widow" for her glamorous all-black outfits. The sellout crowd hooted and howled, thrilled to see both their hero and his striking challenger. The match started out close, but Reyes pulled away, winning nine of the last 10 games and the match, 13-5. After receiving his oversized check for $10,000 (Lee got $5,000), he was besieged by fans holding out T shirts, scraps of paper and pool cues...
...FIORINA HP CEO in trouble as Hewletts and Packards oppose Compaq merger. Undoubtedly both of them once owned Presarios MARTHA STEWART Ms. Do-It-Right gets in copyright trouble over her show's theme song. What's the correct etiquette for totally screwing someone over? COURTNEY LOVE Cobain's widow sued by surviving Nirvana members. Apparently, the tiff involves her plan to market Kurt-ables chocolate biscuits...
...Miles Roby seems to be one of life's born losers. Or are his problems self-made? He manages a decrepit restaurant in the dying Maine burg of Empire Falls - the place he was born and feels helpless to leave - in the wan hope of inheriting it from the widow who owns it. The limited social circles available condemn him to repeated and unpleasant meetings with his ex-wife's obnoxious boyfriend. He has lost parental control of his bright but troubled teenage daughter. Why doesn't he pack up and start somewhere new? In answering that question, Richard Russo...