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...Germany attacks and destroys millions more. Members of the Gradov family, led by Dr. Boris Nikitovich, make their separate ways through history. Aksyonov impressively spreads out a panorama of suffering, but he overlays it with shameless melodrama, unconvincing uplift and grotesque humor. Readers who sling their hammock, move their samovar onto their veranda and settle down for an old-fashioned summer read may be distracted by a narrative farrago that includes a scene in which Dr. Gradov nearly wins the Order of Lenin for giving Stalin an emergency enema...
...complications, the consensus in Washington is that welfare reform is a problem that will have to be faced this year. Which means that eventually even a cautious President will have to solve the central problem: how to fashion a safety net that doesn't also double as a hammock...
...maintenance of cultural identity are compatible goals. "I believe in language and cultural pride," says Martin Gross, a New York City elementary school principal, "but let's not forget the fact that these kids are in America. I think we should respect different cultures but not become factionalized." Claudia Hammock, a teacher at the Cary Reynolds school, agrees: "We do try to keep their native customs and try to show them we want them to remember. But we also want them to learn to function in an English-speaking world...
...John Hammock, Executive Director of Oxfam America, said the report could actually help anti-Aristide force remain in power...
...primary thing that is killing people is not the sanctions, but the intimidation and violence in Haiti right now.The only way to help the poor people in Haiti isto increase our humanitarian aid and to strengthenthe embargo," Hammock said...