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...sand for a construction site where he and other child-migrant laborers were working. They were under the control of the Christian Brothers, an international Catholic congregation who are today notorious for their record of physically and sexually abusing orphans. "[The Brothers] were not afraid to use a belt. They wore these black robes that had a pocket on the inside - like a holster," remembers Humphreys. "And their belts would crack out like whips from under there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australia Apologizes to Abused Child Migrants | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...maze of amplifiers. Sergio M. Ramierez ’10 was tapping beats, M. Andres Camacho ’10 strummed tunes on his guitar, and Tomas (Tommy) Balcetis ‘10, the lead singer, stood in a light blue South Beach t-shirt, ready to belt into the microphone. After light-heartedly strumming out a rock rendition of the jazzy aria “Summertime”, the band members settled down to talk about their music...

Author: By Maria Shen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Taking Back Their Title | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...inspiration from their troubled surroundings. Opening Fashion Week was Sonya Battla's collection, Conflict in Karachi. It was a multilayered tribute to the city's women, using a mixture of bold, in-your-face designs embellished with metalwork. Necks were wreathed in spiked collars, and there was a chastity belt defiantly unzipped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion Week Comes to Pakistan Amid Mayhem | 11/11/2009 | See Source »

With a slew of personal accolades and two Ivy League championships under her belt, Baskind has already had quite a career in the Crimson women’s soccer program. But the sophomore still has two seasons to build on her personal and team accomplishments...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Baskind’s Goals Lead Team to Crown | 11/10/2009 | See Source »

...flesh behind a counter. Now 68, Honda remembers how, as a boy, his first bite of Japanese hon maguro, or bluefin, inspired him to become a chef. For Honda, it's the only tuna there is. "Once you experience our natural maguro, you cannot go to a conveyor-belt sushi place anymore," he says. In 2001, when the yen was still rolling, Honda helped auction a Pacific bluefin at Tsukiji for about $220,000. It was one of the most expensive fish ever sold in Japan. "Maguro," Honda explains, "has a power to move people." (Watch TIME's video "Bluefin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hunting for Tuna: The Environmental Peril Grows | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

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