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...next 12 days we will be blithely blogging about the Cannes Film Festival. Many of you know this movie bash in the South of France as the place where, each May, celebrities slowly walk up the 24 red-carpeted steps to the Palais des Festivals, their every mili-move snapped by paparazzi and cheered by thousands of onlookers greedy for a brush with greatness. But what is the history of this place? What are the rules...
Spitalfields is a London neighborhood with a dual personality. It borders the financial district, but walk 10 minutes to the east and you hit deprived public-housing projects. The area's focal point is Spitalfields market, founded in 1887 and still going strong, in part due to the controversial development of the western side. Under an arching transparent canopy, mainstream shops and restaurants, which moved in over the winter, are now doing a brisk trade alongside the established stalls peddling eclectica. Among the new arrivals, only the restaurant Canteen might appeal to both the bohemian crowd and financial folk...
...first time the Houston police had heard the phrase "60-day homicide." Suspects would say, "This ain't nothing but a 60-day homicide," meaning that if they kept quiet for 60 days, they would walk--just as they had too often in New Orleans. So Houston police started letting evacuees spend a few days in jail before questioning them in depth. While they waited, the suspects talked with other inmates and had court appearances--which did not end with release. Eventually, for some, the reality of Texas law began to sink in. "As they stay here more, they seem...
...Princeton is a boat full of members recruited or who have rowed before,” Bates said. “So it’s really great that there are so many great boats made of walk-ons to compete against them in a sport that relies so heavily on walk...
...favorable trend of growth in the lightweight walk-on program and in the strength of heavyweight freshmen is painting a positive picture for Radcliffe crew in the future, hopefully starting with the very near future--this weekend at Eastern Sprints...