Word: baume
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Monumental tragedies have a way of towering over a place, casting a shadow that dims both history and people. Former New Yorker staff writer Dan Baum's Nine Lives is a reminder of New Orleans as it existed before - and still exists in spite of - its darkest hour. After Hurricane Katrina, Baum conducted nearly 400 interviews with more than 200 subjects to recreate the experiences of nine New Orleanians, not only in the harrowing post-storm chaos of lawlessness and death, but in the four decades leading up to Katrina, starting with Hurricane Betsy in 1965. As the years roll...
...Mostly what Capricorn does is send people to his many dungeons, which are loaded with discards from other Silvertongue incidents, including some of Frank Baum's flying monkeys, a Minotaur and that white unicorn. This cast traipses in and out of more small dark rooms than someone looking for a studio apartment in New York City. And when they're not being thrown in a dungeon, they're either fleeing from the castle or trying to sneak back in. Whatever they seek, they generally find, but then forget...
...says. “It was a matter of us being able to make that happen, and she was always committed to coming here. She’s had some good opportunities, and I think it’s going to be a transition for her.”Baum-gartner also attended the BC Winter Games, played in the U-18 Team BC Winter Games, and won the U-18 Nationals with team BC. She was selected to the North America Hockey Academy (NAHA) All-Tournament Team and received silver medals in both the NAHA Labor Day Tournament...
...While Baum said it was difficult to predict how many more low-income students would apply to college under such a plan, she said that a guarantee of federal aid has been shown to increase enrollment...
...While Baum acknowledged that federal financial aid policy would not be reformed overnight, she said the committee was confident that their recommendations would generate discussion...