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...that their furtive methods were necessary to get urgent aid to the children, who they claimed were orphans from nearby Darfur. But investigators soon found that most of the children were in stable condition - and that virtually all of them were Chadian nationals with at least one living parent. Amidst vivid public anger in Chad, French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew to N'Djamena in November to secure the release of seven Europeans detained as accomplices in the case and vowed to eventually bring the remainder home "no matter what they may have done...
...Samantha K. Yu ’11), whose carefully controlled convulsions suggested that she ran on high-octane fuel, the act proved a delightful vision of the Nutcracker on acid.Harvard Bhangra broke up the monotony of a less memorable second half with an awesome display of traditional Indian dance. Amidst all the popping and locking robotic limbs that characterized most of the show, the group was a welcome anachronism. Decked out in long, flowing outfits, the performers reminded the audience that dance is, in the end, a uniquely human expression, despite what any killer sex-bot might try and tell...
...faithful staff at Dunder-Mifflin. Rather than giving in to the urge to weep, just look on the bright side: Jim and Pam are finally together (which is all that really matters) and hopefully, a settlement will come soon. 1) Meredith’s Birthday (Season 1, Episode 4) Amidst downsizing rumors, Dwight reaches out to nemesis Jim, and the two form an unlikely “alliance”—which ends when Jim tapes Dwight inside a box. Michael tries (and fails) to boost morale with an ill-timed birthday party and painfully inappropriate jokes about...
...strike a slightly more universal note than the particulars of the narrative might suggest.The movie has received a fair amount of attention since the parents of the actor who plays young Hassan requested that the scene in which the boy is raped be removed from the movie altogether. Later, amidst growing concerns about the safety of the child actors in Afghanistan, the release date of the film was delayed six weeks in order to allow the actors to be relocated. Yet for all the controversy surrounding the scene, in its final form, it is brief and relatively tame. Still...
...Amidst liberally-administered penalties—there were 13 in the third—the demoralized Crimson pushed on, only to be denied by Muse on two power plays...