Word: 12th
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...Paris. "I was afraid for my children there," says Zerah, who brought his wife and two youngsters to Israel. "My son couldn't walk to the Jewish school with his yarmulke on." Zerah followed his brother Marc who, in 1999, gave up a thriving gynecological practice in Paris's 12th arrondissement to move to Jerusalem with his wife and four children. Marc didn't publicly wear his yarmulke in France. Now he keeps it on all day. "It isn't just a physical immigration. It's spiritual," he says. Paul says most of his Parisian friends are considering such...
...enclave of Kargil?a fragment of Muslim Central Asia that somehow materialized in India. From there, a mountainous wonderland unfolds. The road wanders past Lamayuru monastery (looming amid somber peaks that belong on the cover of some fantasy novel), skirts Alchi monastery (with its incomparable 12th century frescoes), and then it's on to Leh, where the crumbling royal palace towers over rooftop pizza restaurants. More monasteries dot the surrounding valley, along with turquoise lakes and rows of whitewashed Buddhist chortens...
...film premiere! Sadly, not Catwoman. This one is Outfoxed, a “guerrilla” (read: low-budget) documentary about the persistent conservative bias in Fox News Channel’s coverage. A worthy cause indeed! Gathered at The New School’s Tishman Auditorium (66 West 12th Street) is a smattering of pseudo-celebrities and political medium-wigs, here to take in the latest topical cinematic tirade...
...Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, were tied with 73 electoral votes apiece for President. In the House of Representatives, which was to decide the winner, there were eight states for Jefferson, six for Burr and two undecided. The body ultimately chose Jefferson, and later passed the 12th Amendment to avoid a same-party tie in the future. But the real significance of Jefferson's Inauguration three weeks later was that it was the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another. Jefferson's boast of faith in his public was in the end justified...
Laine—a week off his victory at Heptagonals—finished 12th for the Crimson’s best performance, while sophomore Christopher Ware also cracked the top 15, finishing 13th in the shot...