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...friend who sent Coppola encouraging notes on his Megalopolis script was Wendy Doniger, the first girl he had ever kissed and the one who gave him On the Road when they were students at Great Neck High School in Long Island, New York, in the '50s. (Coppola has optioned the book.) He flew his private plane to Chicago to pick up Doniger, now a University of Chicago professor of Hinduism and comparative mythology, and bring her back to Napa to discuss her ideas with him and his wife Eleanor. Over the house wine and Coppola's cooking, they talked about...
...save percentage above .900, and a low goals-against average. And Richter has already been thrown into a lot of tough situations, as he has competed against some of the Crimson’s most challenging opponents. “Whether it was in the Beanpot Tournament, or a road game at Cornell, he’s already faced some of the real iron in our league and in our schedule, so that’s a big bonus for him,” Donato says. Strengthened by the level of competition he has faced, Richter feels that the experience...
...keep in mind that State Department employees who volunteer for Iraq are now guaranteed one of their five top picks for the next assignment following Iraq. And the U.S. embassy and Baghdad definitely wants you to know that Iraq duty will do you well in promotion consideration down the road...
...recent road trip through the mountains of northern Iraq along the Turkish border, it was easier to find Turkish soldiers than Kurdish rebels. The Turkish army maintains at least four bases inside northern Iraq as a result of an agreement with Saddam Hussein after the American no-flight zone created a power vacuum in the region during the 1990s. In the town of Barmani, the Turks have a base with 35 tanks, and are repairing a disused air strip and building up troop levels, according to Iraqi Kurdish intelligence officers. But this is no invasion: The Turks supply...
...Kelley’s other passion is “pothole politics”—the quality of life issues, such as road and sidewalk maintenance, that people expect the city to take care...