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...movie world's first clear view of Audrey Hepburn was in a newsreel: the beginning of Roman Holiday showed the young actress, as the ruritanian Princess Ann, on a state tour of Europe. The world's final view of Hepburn was in 1992 TV newscasts of her visit to Africa last October - three months before her death at 63 - as she bestowed first her compassion on starving children and then her modulated anger at the causes of their condition...
...same is true for insulting the boss and misplacing the children. We may not heed the warnings that prospection provides, but at least we aren't surprised when we wake up with a hangover or when our waists and our inseams swap sizes. The dark network allows us to visit the future, but not just any future. When we contemplate futures that don't include us--Will the NASDAQ be up next week? Will Hillary run in 2008?--the dark network is quiet. Only when we move ourselves through time does it come alive...
...Visit the temples that grace the hills of Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, and it's not hard to see why the city seems like the perfect birthplace for the global-warming pact that was named for it. At the end of my trip last November, I toured the grounds of Nanzenji, a Buddhist complex that sprawls through the wooded slopes to the east of the city, and watched red and gold leaves fall upon a rock garden, where they were swept up by monks. Kyoto's temples show how humans can live in nature and actually...
...Gordon wrote in an e-mail. “I’m very grateful to Professor Lewis for having been willing to take the time and share his views so openly and patiently with educators in my adopted home.” Lewis’ visit to Hong Kong came as the country embarks on a transition from a three-year to a four-year university system. The switch has prompted educators to discuss the goals of an undergraduate education, according to Gordon, who is also the head of the independent Hong Kong publisher Chameleon Press. Shanghai...
...selects the fabrics herself, aiming for outfits that fit loosely but still look hip. The results are attracting expectant local celebrities like screen star Wanwalai Posayanont. "They actually look like clothes that I would wear when I'm not pregnant," says the 30-year-old actress. For details visit www.amayi.co.th...