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...money ransoms - or carefully choreographing their executions to shock the world. As the fates of several hostages hang in the balance in Mali and Mauritania, Western governments are grappling with how to deal with the growing problem: should they pony up hefty ransoms time and again to save their citizens, or stand by the time-worn policy of refusing to negotiate with hostage takers...
...move on. I had this idea inspired by the ruins, but I didn’t know how to reach it. And then I broke it.” With controlled technique, but giving little thought to pattern or symmetry, he hopes to evoke the hidden beauty of the time-worn Mayan ruins. During the workshop, Takeuchi not only chiseled a previously untouched porcelain block for onlookers, but also threw a small cup and large bowl on a potter’s wheel. While working, he offered general words of wisdom to those watching him, but remained humble as well...
...their families have gained visibility - the previous methods of attack lost their effectiveness. Nevertheless, the science they wield, if not unsound, is misconstrued. Responding to the news of the pregnancy of Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of the Vice President, Dobson, writing in a viewpoint in TIME magazine, put to work the time-worn tools of lies and distortion to make his argument that lesbian and gay parents are not able to provide environments for their children comparable in quality to those created by heterosexual parents...
...Expanded to 96 pages, 18 in color, the second issue began by thanking subscribers for their support. The photo essays were of Paris prostitutes (clothed) and India's erotic statuary (too time-worn to reveal much detail). The premiere issue had run reprints of quaint old ads from the backs of men's magazines; issue 2 featured an antique patent submission for a male chastity belt...
...owner and head chef of Central Kitchen, the two-story Central Square eatery whose top floor is occupied by Enormous Room. A native of legendary Venice Beach, Strack retains his Southern California sunshine style in the face of dreary Cambridge rain. Wearing a gray Kangol cap, an off-white, time-worn sweater and blue pants, his look is as trendy as his clientele. After graduating from Pomona College with a degree in Philosophy, Strack moved to Cambridge, “looking for a change.” He admits that the transition to life in the Northeast...