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PEDAL OFF THE METAL Getting people out of their cars and onto bicycles is the mission of the International Bicycle Fund www.ibike.org) But first, a little reading. The site has the scoop on air-pollution dangers, safe biking practices and even cross-country bike trips in Africa and Cuba...
April is National Poetry Month and it is being celebrated at the Middle East starting at 8 p.m. Patino Vasquez will be delivering a combination of poetry and songs of Cuba followed by a group of minimalist poets from Burlington, Vt. Tickets can be picked up at the Middle East Box Office or from Ticketmaster 931-2000. 472 Mass Ave., Central Square. Call 354-8388 for more info. 18+. $8 at the door...
...refugees were consuming at the rate of about 250 tons a day. About 120,000 people were to be convoyed or flown out of the Balkans for temporary resettlement around the world; the U.S. first agreed to house 20,000 refugees at the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but then backed off when refugee organizations complained that the facility was too far away...
Rather than airlifting 20,000 refugees to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, the U.S. is wisely considering the alternative of providing direct assistance to the bordering nations, such as building barracks for the refugees in Albania. Increased assistance would also help to rebuild Albania's shattered economy and improve their ability to shelter the refugees...
...Mike Halal is one of those brave souls. As a manager at the Motofoto on JFK Street, he gets a sneak peek at Harvard s snapshots from around the globe. In recent years, he s seen photos from Cuba, India, Russia, Mount Everest, Alaska (>=lots and lots of Alaska=No matter what country, everyone takes a photograph in front of a street sign, as if they had to show they were actually there,<= he says...