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Over the last month, Kenya was gripped by the kind of fever usually seen only when a Mega Millions lottery jackpot creeps past the $100 million range. In the aftermath of the country's violent political spasm, the mania was perceived as a sure bet on prosperity: the initial public offering of East Africa's most profitable company, the mobile phone service provider Safaricom...
...This is Peirce's first film since Boys Don't Cry and it is, in part, inspired by the fact that her own brother, fired by patriotic fervor in the aftermath of 9/11, enlisted and served in Iraq. As you'll remember from the earlier picture, Peirce has a special, tough-minded empathy for the American underclass, those among us who live in poverty and powerlessness and are essentially fodder for those higher and mightier American Dreamers who have the power to determine their destinies...
...aftermath of this random killing, many tributes have been written to Eve’s life and the love she had for her peers. I’ve cried over anecdotes about her school pride—wearing Carolina-blue sneakers and leading Tar Heels cheers before basketball games—and her dedication to helping others, even complete strangers. Her friends and school administrators say that the greatest memorial to Eve would be for others to emulate her spirit and passion, and to follow “the Carolina way,” a mantra that defined both...
...Healthful High Dr. Sanjay Gupta's perceptive article about the benefits of exercise didn't mention the euphoric aftermath of a workout [March 3]. As an octogenarian with more than 50 years' experience doing daily exercise, this feel-good effect never fails to reward. It is not just a satisfaction of accomplishment and knowledge that it's good for your health, but it's also a corporeal euphoria: you simply feel better physically right afterward. A 4-ft. by 8-ft. (1 m by 2 m) floor space is sufficient for the 20-min. routine of calisthenics I developed years...
...looting and fires In the immediate aftermath of the fall, some people expressed themselves by going and looting every government building that they could find. There was a lot of outrage and horror at this internationally, but I could understand where these people were coming from. I think they felt that this was their opportunity to take from the government. Yes, there was some basic criminal urge with some people, but for a lot of people it was a sense of vengeance. They couldn't get their hands on Saddam Hussein. They couldn't get their hands on the Baath...