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...Jonathan Franzen The Corrections Franzen had never been to Lithuania when he described it as a land of "chronic coal and electricity shortages, freezing drizzles, drive-by shootings and a heavy dietary reliance on horsemeat." A Lithuanian ambassador took exception - and invited him for a visit...
...just throw a party. "Many of the children see that their prejudices do not bear up against reality," Akgün says. "They see that they can get on with children from other nationalities." When it's time to start up a new group, Kindernöte employees sometimes visit a playground with just a skipping rope and some chalk (since 1995, they've gone through 352 kg of chalk). "A lot can develop from these simple means," says manager Nicole Hansen. "The children can add their own ideas and creativity right away...
...four-hour session - in the middle of Mardi Gras season, no less - you know it's no ordinary meeting. And indeed, this week's hearing of the council's criminal justice committee was, as a Times-Picayune reporter aptly put it, more like a visit to the principal's office for the city's two leading crime fighters...
...find it absolutely surprising, especially given that it’s right next to something like Widener Library,” said Sean R. Tracy ’05, who was touring Sever during a recent visit back to campus. “I think anything else on the Yard, with the exception of Emerson, would be better suited for the title.” [SEE EDITOR'S NOTE BELOW...
...bombers, that 72 virgins await the martyr in paradise. "And what do the women get?" muses Waraday, recalling that a 57-year old Palestinian grandmother recently blew herself up. "What would they possibly have told this woman - that she'll have 72 kids who'll call every day and visit once in awhile? I know my Mom would blow herself up for that...