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...What the plot of New Moon reveals is that Edward and his vampire family are not the only residents of foggy Forks, Wash., to have secrets. Jacob and his Quileute Indian friends, as readers will already know, have a monstrous side as well; when there's a vampire in the area, they transform into werewolves to fight them. And when the wolves appear - ginormous, growling, leaping and lunging predator-protectors - the movie springs to life. The scene in which they chase the vengeful vampire Victoria through the deep woods is vivid and furious, a bracing break from the long stretches...
...Hazen wandered around Peru, moving from Arequipa to Cuzco to Puno. He talked to locals, examined old newspapers and journals, and dug through a variety of governmental and private archives. It was 1972 and he was conducting research for his dissertation on 19th and early 20th century Indian rebellions in the southern highlands that border on Lake Titicaca and Bolivia...
Among the requested foods that will appear more often on the menu are steak, Indian food, potstickers, and fish. Herb-baked salmon will be served for lunch tomorrow, and those not going to Yale this Saturday will have curry and naan for dinner instead of the sticky rice...
...that's part of a controversy. A senior U.S. Navy official said that this is the first time since the plague of Somali pirates erupted in the Indian Ocean that a major cargo shipping line deterred pirates with gunfire. While commercial shipping lines have been leery of hiring armed security forces for their vessels, "we clearly think that if you value your cargo, you need that last line of defense," said Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, commander of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet responsible for the seas in that part of the world.(See photos of the pirates of Somalia...
...clause? Unfortunately Kashmiri youth are caught in a vicious circle: they have few opportunities, and are misguided by peers to revolt over anything and everything when they should actually have their heads down in study or work. Of course, harassment by Pakistani-backed militants and, to some degree, by Indian law-enforcement agencies doesn't help. But let's not make heroes of these poor misguided boys. Karun Khanna, New Delhi...