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...succeeds to the throne, she lives the incredible life of a Moroccan princess. Beautiful palaces become her playgrounds; her every wish is a servant's command. She rides horseback with royalty, giggles through Cabinet meetings and travels on state visits. She greets so many foreign dignitaries it makes her yawn. As a spoiled teenager, she cavorts with jet setters and fancies becoming a film star...
...first major league season, there is little surprise about anything he does. Suzuki is named American League Rookie of the Month for April? Ho-hum. Suzuki has back-to-back single-double-triple games? Big whoop. Suzuki rifles a one-hopper from the right-field wall to home plate? Yawn. Suzuki is on pace to break George Sisler's 81-year-old record of 257 hits in a season? Zzzzzzzz. Suzuki imprisons Saddam Hussein, discovers a cure for AIDS and beats up Mike Tyson? You expected less...
...want 3G. An intermediate system, 2.5G, is in service in four countries, offering speedy, "always on" Net connections. But few manufacturers make souped-up handsets and the networks are idle?while the world continues to simply talk on their cell phones. Will 3G be greeted with a similar yawn? DoCoMo is putting on a brave face, insisting it will be the first 3G provider on the planet. Its big competitor these days: the Isle of Man (pop. 73,000). Think of it: video conferencing between the Irish Sea and Hokkaido will soon be a snap...
...year-olds appreciate Benny Goodman alongside the standard fare of Top 40 pop. Back in Needham, Mass., HealthFit's John Atwood has already begun to get calls from executives at major fitness chains interested in emulating his model, and he knows that before long, Atwood the visionary will be--yawn--Atwood the guy who runs another one of those senior athletic centers. He doesn't mind that much...
...YAWN PATROL If you're an insomniac, you know the problem usually isn't falling asleep--it's staying asleep. Now a study shows that most insomniacs can cut in half the time they spend tossing and turning at night by using simple, basic behavioral techniques. Like what? 1) Getting to bed and waking up at the same times each day; 2) leaving the bedroom if you wake up and can't fall back to sleep; 3) using the bed only for sleep...