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...landlords say their number is few compared to the ranks of the tenants, who control the Cambridge City Council and the state legislature. That, the landlords say, is why they have had to resort to the petition process...
...might seem like a last-resort criterion for a competitive NCAA sports team when no other positive adjectives are available, but not so for the Crimson...
...hire a Black, then here's how to do it,'" Hall says. "There was even a hierarchy of quality: first we were told to look for a British-trained African; next a West-Indian, which was presumably the next best thing to someone British-trained; and as a last resort, we could maybe find an educated American Negro...
...flavor of tragedy and urban decay that permeates the story. "These characters pull the trigger at the drop of a hat," says Blanchard, "so a massive score would have overwhelmed the starkness I wanted to convey." In The Inkwell, a coming-of-age comedy set in a beach resort in 1976, and Crooklyn, Spike Lee's drama about family life in 1970s Brooklyn, Blanchard sketches dreamy melodies with strings and piano to emphasize the films' nostalgic undercurrents. "The instruments have to have the right timbre," he says, "to hit the mood you want...
...Gell's information, the United Nations mission to Somalia (if he ever heard of it) began with the U.S. launching relief flights from Mombasa, Kenya. In the ensuing months, Kenya became a popular holiday resort for the troops serving in Somalia and provided an emergency evacuation destination and medical center. Despite Mr. Gell's likes, with limited information and prejudiced views, Kenya remains an island of peace...