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...interesting, however, to see what Perry makes of Madea in jail. Although the movie culminates in Perry’s traditional Christian salvation for his honest, hard-working characters, the irreverent Madea ironically becomes the moral authority over the prisoners—the only person who lectures the inmates, except the prison’s minister. For the prisoners, Madea’s words of advice—“Everybody’s got a life and what you do with that life is up to you”—provide a doctrine equal in relevance...
...fine place to close the curtain, with the band flourishing in its contented third act as the one group people of all ages can agree on. Except that U2 isn't quite content. After an almost five-year absence, during which Bono was named one of TIME's Persons of the Year for his work on global poverty and the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the band returns on March 3 with an album called No Line on the Horizon. It offers up a few new hits for the wedding playlist, but No Line...
...That's why the President asked us to establish a court. And what happened was kind of a grand experiment. We're different from what happened in Rwanda or Yugoslavia. We are in-country. We are a partnership between the country and the U.N. Except for Taylor, all the trials are being held at the scene of the crime. The judges and the court staff are mixed between international and Sierra Leonean. And we keep people informed of what's going on. Surveys show 90% of the country is aware of what's happening at the court...
That's it. You've now seen everything that's on the Internet. There's nothing left to do except check Facebook...
...reflects the closeness of the human-animal bond. After Hurricane Katrina, one of the most moving stories told was of an old man found floating with his dog on a trailer tire. When asked to leave the dog, he refused, stating simply that he’d lose everything except the one creature he knew he could trust...