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...foster homes or state-run orphanages will take in teens who have gotten in trouble with the law. Only two state-run reform facilities in Tokyo accept girls, and then just a handful. The regimen at one, a century-old institution in a leafy suburb, remains unchanged from the days of its founding. Girls in their early to mid-teens exercise, study and farm sweet potatoes and cabbages. They live cheek-by-jowl in tatami-mat rooms, sunny and clean but devoid of pop-star posters or any personal belongings whatsoever?the girls can't have cell phones, makeup...
...rest of the cast is also outstanding, with special praise deserved by Hunter Foster for an unexpectedly sharp portrayal of Bobby, the male ingenue-cum-revolutionary, and the Broadway veteran Ken Jennings who is so good he deserves more stage time in the dual role of Bobby’s father and Hot Blades Harry...
...detained after the 1994 genocide. The youngsters, who were between five and 12 at the time of the killings, were originally held in prisons before being transferred to rehabilitation centers where they were taught literacy and technical skills. About 600 young people are to be released to families or foster families after approval of the scheme by local communities. ZIMBABWE Challenges Political tensions boiled over again as the government announced new measures to seize white-owned farms and accused the opposition party of murdering a leading government supporter. Hundreds of war veterans rampaged through Bulawayo protesting the death of their...
...something we have been living and breathing for many years. We never ask the question if this is the best tool for selecting the student body,” Yuen said, emphasizing that the conference was meant only to foster discussion on the matter...
...church built for students looking to worship the gods and goddesses of academia. It was wonderful and I was in love with Yale, convinced that their strong English department and this library with its gargoyles—not angry dragons but students hunched over their books—would foster the kind of college experience I was planning to have. Bygones. I chose Harvard, and as far as I’m concerned, though I may have been equally happy and well-educated at Yale, I made the right decision...