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...North Goa has established hegemony in the realm of funky nightlife; the south specializes in historical funk, such as the Menezes Braganza Mansion. This rambling plantation house, partly dating from the 16th century, went into decline when India instituted land reform, so the family?resident for 14 generations? has opened it to the public. The 14th generation, named Abigail, aged two and naked as a jaybird, guided me by running ahead to open cabinets crammed with old silver, while dogs dozed on the ballroom floor...
MISSIONARY STYLE Built to house the mortal remains of Goa's most famous visitor, St. Francis Xavier, the Basilica of Bom Jesus is as impressive a fragment of cod baroque as you'll find in Asia. A 16th century missionary, St. Francis worked a diocese that stretched from Africa to China, but he died in Macau while waiting for his Chinese visa to come through...
Freshman Jennifer Cronan and sophomores Carrie Baizer and Jeen-Joo Kang capped off Harvard’s young entrants in the contest and finished in ties for 16th, 23rd and 28th, respectively...
Maludzinski, senior Melissa Tanner, and junior Bev Whelan led the way for the Crimson women. Tanner placed 16th in the Iona Meet of Champions, while Whelan finished in 22nd place at HEPS...
Unfortunately, no breaks are available in Greenock, a depressed shipbuilding town in Scotland, where all the yards are closed. And for a kid nearing his 16th birthday, Liam has a lot of problems. His beloved mom is in jail for drug dealing. Her boyfriend and father are brutal small-time crooks trying to get Liam to induce her back into the criminal life even before her sentence is up. His refusal leads to a beating--and to dreams of revenge and rescue...