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...forests of pine, cedar and juniper and over mountain passes offering magnificent views of the roof of the world is enough to rejuvenate the senses. Trekking also takes the visitor to the true heart of Bhutan: 85% of the people still live more than two days' walk from the nearest road. Despite this, many speak excellent English, the medium of instruction in all Bhutanese schools. Villagers delight in translating the age-old stories of wicked demons and angry gods that once stalked the population. As for tourist touts, they are rarer than dragons. So laid-back are Bhutanese, said...
...case, the ghosts in question inhabit the elaborate mansion of a wealthy eccentric (F. Murray Abraham). After his death the mansion is bequeathed to his nearest relative, a young widower (Tony Shalhoub) with two incredibly irritating children (Alec Roberts and American Pie’s Shannon Elizabeth). Accompanied by their offensively stereotypical black babysitter (Rah Digga) and an overactive ghost hunter (Matthew Lillard), the family becomes trapped in the mansion and struggles to uncover its secret...
...don’t have a police pass, so I haven’t been inside the site. I’ve been down, several times, to the nearest barricade, which is about a block away. It’s such a big site. I can hardly stay away from it. It’s in my mind all the time. It draws you toward it. It has almost the impact of a great cathedral. I don’t know anyone who has seen it who hasn’t been filled with a terrible awe. My brother...
...morning race, the Crimson remained somewhat within the pack of competitors until the end of the race, when Harvard pulled away from just about everyone to finish with a time of 15:28.89, 15 seconds ahead of Brown, the nearest boat...
Yale commanded the regatta from the start, with a winning time of 15:40.64 in the morning race, almost 20 seconds faster than the nearest boat. Harvard finished sixth with a time of 16:43.72, with Cornell trailing in its wake...