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Ugly Betty:
TV show formula works everywhere
Thick glasses, colorful braces, and messy hair
have become the characteristics of the lead character in Ugly
Betty, a new ABC-TV show. The character, Betty, is unique for
an American show, but TV in other countries offers Betty look-alikes
named Lisa, Lotte, or Jassi. [More]
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International versions of Ugly Betty:
Betty from America, Betty La Fea from Colombia
and Lisa Plentzke from Germany.
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Food riots likely when cars and
corn compete
The U.S. corn crop, accounting for 40 percent
of the global harvest and supplying 70 percent of the world’s
corn exports, looms large in the world food economy. Annual
U.S. corn exports of some 55 million tons account for nearly
one fourth of world grain exports. The corn harvest of Iowa
alone, which edges out Illinois as the leading producer,
exceeds the entire grain harvest of Canada. Substantially
reducing this export flow would send shock waves throughout
the world economy. [More]
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Acres of corn crop could be used as a primary alternative fuel source in
the future.
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Spring breakers Take Manhattan:
Plan now for East Coast vacation
Tour options
make New York City a little more affordable for
students.
For most of us, “Spring Break” conjures
up images of beaches and bathing suits. But every year, thousands
of college students spend their vacation on the breezy shores
of... the Hudson River. In fact, New York City was the fourth
most popular Spring Break destination in the country in 2004,
according to actual hotel bookings at travelweb.com. [More]
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Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace
in early spring.
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‘Elepaio-hope for endangered
bird
A native Hawaiian bird that was once the most abundant
native land bird on O‘ahu is now an endangered species,
threatened most by human damage to its habitat, according
to Ken Foote, an external affairs specialist for the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Islands region. [More]
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Women’s basketball falls short
to Vulcans, 83-59
Following a heartbreaking loss to Chaminade
University two nights earlier, the HPU women’s basketball
team couldn’t recover, falling to the University of
Hawai‘i-Hilo, 83-59, at Kaiser High School’s
gym on Feb. 3. [More]
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Constance Decaires
Courtesy HPU Athletics
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