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Creative Writing. The manuscript for Derek Goodwin's first novel, Just Killing Time, was sent to publishers adorned with endorsements by John le Carre and Joseph Wambaugh. Simon & Schuster was willing to pay $920,000 for the thriller but found out the blurbs had been faked and withdrew its offer. Goodwin insists the bogus testimonials are the work of an unidentified enemy...
...government for questioning aspects of modernization. In 1989 she was thrown out of her state-owned offices when she opposed construction of a 62- story skyscraper -- the tallest on the continent -- in a public park in Nairobi. Maathai simply moved her headquarters into her home, and triumphed as investors withdrew their support from the project. Maathai is philosophical about such battles: "You cannot fight for the environment without eventually getting into conflict with politicians...
...Soviet-backed Kurdish republic called Mahabad was formed in Iran. When the Soviets withdrew, leaving the Kurds to defend themselves, the republic was overthrown by Iranian troops...
Water and power were operating until shortly before the Iraqis withdrew, apparently to pacify the population and permit Iraqi looters to spot unoccupied houses. When the Iraqis visited inhabited homes, it was mostly to make their presence felt. "We left things around, watches and some jewelry," says Tariq al-Riaz. "That usually satisfied them, and their searches were perfunctory. When we did need to hide, we did so in rooms we created behind walls...
...South Carolina officially frowns on students' leaning out of their windows and using Super Glue to affix flags and banners to their buildings. But officials tolerated the practice at one patriotic freshman dorm, where displays inside the window would not have been visible. After protests, the University of Maryland withdrew its objection to students' flying flags...