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...beautiful land he is determined to leave. Among those he meets is an irritatingly perceptive monk ("The truth," says Khyentse Norbu, "should always be a little irritating") who tells him a traditional Buddhist fable about a sorcerer drawn into a deadly love affair with a married woman. Woven together, the stories of Dondup and the sorcerer constitute a gently mocking and distinctly Buddhist lesson on the perils of human desire. The film's alternative title, says Khyentse Norbu, is The Bitter and the Sweet of Temporary Things...
Before scientists can figure out how to treat these conditions, they must first figure out what's behind them. Few researchers doubt that when disorders are so woven into temperament, some of what causes them is written into genes. A Norwegian study published in 2000 examined identical and fraternal twins and found that matched pairs--with their matched genetic blueprints--were more likely to share personality disorders than unmatched pairs. The borderline personality had an estimated 69% level of heritability. This confirms the observations of doctors in the field who notice higher rates of personality disorders among descendants...
...these broad bands in every color--including, of course, basic black. "Details like ribbons make women feel playful and young," says Amy Tan, a fashion stylist and clothing designer whose line, Amy Tangerine, which can be found at boutiques such as Fred Segal in Los Angeles, features T shirts woven with satin ribbons. "Looking and feeling feminine--being girly--is really in." Elly May Clampett, the bow-bedecked daughter on The Beverly Hillbillies, would feel right at home. --By Isabel C. Gonzalez
...coming playwright Kenneth Lonergan’s semi-autobiographical play The Waverly Gallery poses these questions in a richly-woven text on losses, families, aesthetics and memories. In bringing the play to the Loeb Ex this weekend, director Rebecca R. Kastleman ’05 attempts to explore these themes in a new, abstract and surrealistic production...
...piece board that is even easier to transport; just pull it out of the trunk, snap it together, and head for the water. His latest innovation: the Bisect Hollow Carbon Stealth (as in Stealth fighter). It's pressure-molded out of a carbon-fiber composite--a jet-age fabric woven with graphite and impregnated with epoxy--that's 20% lighter than conventional foam-and-fiber-glass long boards and, Pope claims, "at least 10 times stronger." It's also 125% more expensive. INVENTOR Karl Pope AVAILABILITY Now, $1,795 TO LEARN MORE bisect.com