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...could still live side by side." Most of all, says Sacco, "You meet many people who aren't caught up in rage and anger, they just want a normal life." And it is these ordinary people of Gaza - teachers, merchants and family men - all trying to survive in the midst of the lopsided battle between Palestinian jihadis and the Israeli army, that Sacco brings indelibly to life. In his Footnotes he has helped Gazans regain their memory and, through it, their bruised proud collective identity...
...attempted rehabilitation has largely been a media phenomenon. He's a favorite guest on cable news shows, where he opines about Wall Street and regulatory reform. As he struggles to redefine his legacy, he is helped by the plunging standards for public figures; we seem to live in the midst of an endless race to the bottom, where it is nearly impossible to become permanently discredited. The ineptitude of his successor in the governor's office, David Paterson, who is embroiled in scandals of his own and is facing calls for his resignation, has fueled nostalgia for Spitzer's onetime...
...ends, VanMiddlesworth has built himself a portable controller. He says that the small, black box, which features nothing more than four joysticks, two pads and a touchscreen, will allow him to employ a whole range of DJing effects wirelessly. Theoretically, then, he will be able to DJ from the midst of a party’s crowd...
...called for teachers to be “healers” in the classroom. Instead of “punching kids out” when they misbehave, educators should instead focus on providing a nurturing environment for students who live in the midst of gunfire, Duncan said...
...Crimson men had a number of strong showings in the midst of a tight race—Harvard earned 53 points, behind Dartmouth’s 55 and ahead of Columbia?...