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...Such threats cannot be ignored. A gruesome video circulating on cell phones and posted on several Arabic websites shows the "honor killing" of Dua Khalil Aswad, a teen-age girl from the minority Yazidi faith who defied her family and married a Muslim. She is seen being kicked and stoned by a group of men, while uniformed Iraqi policemen stand by. One man picks up a large boulder and drops it on her head. Terrified that she may meet Aswad's fate but determined to stick by al-Hilli, Majid says her best hope is that they will both...
...many gifted women labored so tastefully to bring forth such a wee, lockjawed mouse. The movie begins at the deathbed of Redgrave's Ann Lord, whose thoughts, in her final moments, have turned to a young doctor named Harris (Patrick Wilson), whom she met when she was maid of honor at her best friend's wedding in Newport, R.I. a half century earlier. The bride (Gummer) loved Harris too, but it is Ann (played as a young woman by Danes), an aspiring jazz singer, who gets close to him. Instructive tragedy, however, interrupts their romantic interlude, warning them that...
Miller leaves the Orange almost exactly two months after being named the 2007 Big East coach of the Year, her second such honor in the 10-year history of Syracuse women’s lacrosse. She's been at the helm of the Orange program since its inception in 1998, guiding the team to a 103-51 record including six postseason appearances, five trips to the NCAA tournament and an ECAC Championship...
...dean is identified. Theda's gracious willingness to remain in this position will provide continuity of academic leadership while I take the appropriate time to consult with colleagues in the faculty and administration about the leadership and priorities of GSAS going forward. There will be multiple venues to honor Theda’s remarkable achievements as graduate dean, but for now let me simply thank her on behalf of the Faculty...
...Kevin Durant: (Brief silence) It would be an honor for me to be a top pick in the draft. But if I go second, I'm not going to complain at all. I'm just happy to be in this position to be considered a top-two pick. But to go number one would be icing on the cake...