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Over the bustle of the lunch-time crowd and background sound of sizzling on the grill, he directs customers to the long wooden tables inside the crowded restaurant...
When contacted by TIME, Sloan admitted, "I don't have a scientific background. I'm pure business. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't here to make a dollar out of it. But I would like to see organ cloning become a reality." He was inspired to launch the business, he says, after a young cousin died of leukemia. "There's megadollars involved, and everyone is racing to be the first," he says. As for his own slice of the pie, Sloan says he just sold his firm to a French company, which he refuses to name...
Yoga allows kids a much needed time out. Near the end of Chandler's class in a Chicago suburb, eight students adopt shavasana (literally "corpse pose"). Covered in woven blankets, they lie on their backs with their eyes closed while the CD Tao of Healing plays in the background. "Envision a cloud floating down next to you," says their teacher Ilene Sang. "Envision a place that brings you happiness. It might be a zoo, a garden or a beach. Go on a journey, and I'll tell you when to come back." Within 10 minutes, three students are sound asleep...
...Hubbard's church. Kingsley dismissed the reports, saying, "Scientology had nothing to do with this." As for the timing of the split, it turns out that Cruise's stated date of separation, Dec. 21, 2000, is just three days before the couple's 10th anniversary. For those without a background in the minutiae of California divorce law, marriages of 10 years or more are classified as "long-term," giving the court full authority to rule on such issues as spousal support. Of course, Cruise and Kidman both have estimated nine-figure personal fortunes, meaning, in the end, only fans...
...students approached the door, while the others lined up in the driveway as Barry White's "For Your Love" played in the background...