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When the fortified "green line" in Nicosia's Ledra district was opened last month for the first time in more than 44 years, curious residents of both the Greek and the Turkish halves of Cyprus rushed across to get a rare taste of the other side. Gary Robb was not among them. "I could have made a dash for it," jokes the burly native of northeast England, who has lived in Turkish Cyprus since 1997. Had he done so, he'd probably now be in an English prison awaiting trial on the drugs charges he ducked 10 years ago, when...
...decades, the two parts of Cyprus have been separated by a heavily guarded buffer zone manned by U.N. peacekeepers. The southern, primarily Greek part of the island joined the European Union in 2004; the northern, mainly Turkish part has been an international pariah since 1974, when Turkish forces invaded the country after Greece's then ruling military junta vowed to annex the island. Only Turkey recognizes the self-styled Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; Greek Cypriots refer to it as "occupied territory." The North has just one extradition treaty (with Turkey), and scant police and prosecutorial cooperation with the outside...
...knocking someone up, and a complicated relationship between brothers.” That’s according to the theatrical production’s director, Zachary H. Taxin ’09. The original staging of “Adelphoe”—originally written by Greek playwright Menander and adapted by Roman scribe Terence—was, perhaps, not so fun: it was first performed 2000 years ago during a funeral. Taxin insists that the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s production of “Adelphoe,” however, is “hilarious...
...take Portuguese), along with a new teacher recommendation. Davison's classmate Jordan Vincent, whose heart is set on University of Virginia, has written a new essay on an unusual accomplishment: as a parliamentarian for the Texas Junior Classical League, a statewide group to promote study of Latin and Greek, Vincent worked with the IRS to revise the organization's bylaws so it could regain tax-exempt status...
...procure it yourself. After all, that’s what I’m for, is it not?”The thought flashed through Felicity’s brain that perhaps he was there for, well, something else. Perhaps those Roman calves, sheathed in leather boots, those Greek shoulders, accented so finely by the linen shirt, perhaps all of him was there to serve a different purpose. She could barely remember what she had come to the stable for.“True.” She struggled to regain her composure. “But it is such...