Word: deserter
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...creation and maintenance of a Website, as compared with a radio or television broadcast, is neither difficult nor expensive. But only the richest of the people on the planet own the necessary equipment to visit such exclusive religious sites as those of the brothers of Christ in the Desert or the Vatican. The rich are at the top of the information mountain; the poor receive the leavings. While mainline denominations and lesser-known religions get equal time in cyberspace, a realignment of membership will affect only the rich. The poor will still depend on real persons to tend to their...
...brother Renee, the figure of Mary Renee’s wife, and the angel the wife of one of Renee’s neighbors. The pianist, with his strangely blurred face, is looking past the figure of Mary to the angel. His gaze is disturbingly prophetic: Renee would eventually desert his wife and run away with his neighbor’s wife.The technical aspects of the painting are equally ambiguous. According to Wolohojian, the eye of the viewer is “immediately drawn to the pearl earring” in the angel’s ear. But that precise...
...minutes of “Domino.” Christopher Walken is referred to as having “the attention span of a ferret on crystal meth.” There’s a naked mescaline-induced sex scene with Knightley in the middle of the Nevada desert. Vengeful mob bosses take cast members of “Beverly Hills: 90210” hostage...
...said Cobb.The interior of each building echoes the rational, grid-like lines of the exterior’s windows, thus sending out the clear message that CGIS is the home of well-established academic disciplines. Yet the interior is not devoid of human warmth. Like little oases in a desert of offices, intimate spaces with comfortable furniture are strategically scattered across each floor, encouraging discussions perhaps sometimes lacking in Gov sections.The two pairs of brightly colored staircases, for instance, are indicative of Cobb’s intention to create a vibrant place. The walls of each staircase are painted...
...illegal immigrants earlier this year encouraged others. Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Rabat had agreed to forcibly repatriate some of the immigrants currently in Melilla. Critics of the new accord say foisting the problem on Morocco is no solution. "They're driving them in buses to the Algerian desert with no water or food," claims Pepe Alonso, a Melilla lawyer who heads the local chapter of the Association for Human Rights. "This will cause many deaths." Médecins Sans Frontières said more than 500 immigrants had been abandoned by Moroccan authorities in the desert near...