• Quote of the Day
"I've gone from being the stone thrower to the glass."
Gilberto Gil, Brazil's counterculture pop star who has been appointed the country's minister of culture.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/31/arts/music/31GIL.html
• Number of the Day: 11
Percentage of American girls who are Girl Scouts, for a total of 2.8 million girls, a 20-year high.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/25/nyregion/25SCOU.html

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