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...SATC combined a fashion-conscious urban fairy tale with sharp observation of the trade-offs working women face: a little glass slipper, a little glass ceiling. It was a love story that was also about loving yourself; the series ended with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) persuading wealthy flame Mr. Big to move to New York City--where her life and career were--rather than moving...
...raced by like a powerful torrent"; Maina, his wife, bemoans the "log that fate had flung at them" after learning that Jhuma, the sister, has been raped. The swaggering soldier, who blinded Jhuma with his khakis, foreign words and hollow marriage proposal before committing the outrage, is a "blazing flame...
With a little more thought and analysis, and a little less cheap theory, our American friends will concede that we have a certain talent for keeping the holy flame burning, despite the modest size of our territory and population. But TIME's unexpected gift - our 15 minutes of fame! - offers us the chance to remind our compatriots that nothing can be taken for granted, that it is necessary to fight, even at home, to reaffirm the importance of this culture, the power of our influence...
Odinga supporters in his western stronghold, Kisumu, torched gas stations and more violence erupted in towns across the country. In Nairobi, walls of flame 20 feet high consumed homes in the slums. Crowds chanted "No Raila, no peace!" - a slogan that has become their rallying cry in the days since the vote. Many stores closed and there was panic buying at those that stayed open. Damage was extensive. Ann Wanjiru, a woman's activist in a massive slum called Mathare, in eastern Nairobi, said: "Everything is just gone. Where most of the people live, the poorest people...
...everything from cement to fertilizer, including the carbonating gas the Yazegis need to put fizzy bubbles into beverages. When the Yazegis asked why, Israeli authorities replied "for security reasons," although there didn't seem to be any military use of CO2. "If you hold a match to CO2, the flame is extinguished. You can't make bombs or rockets out of this stuff," says Yazegi. Adding to his frustration, he said, was that Israel initially let in Pepsi and 7Up supplied by Israeli bottlers. "How do I explain this?" asks Yazegi angrily. "Easy. They're trying to kill off Gaza...