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...Many of these people are businessmen or bankers," says Karen Keb Acevedo, editor-in-chief of Hobby Farms. "They start on weekends, wanting a better quality of life." The hot spots, she says, are in areas that are one to three hours outside of big cities on both coasts and throughout the Southeast...
...original version of this article gave the incorrect spelling and title of one of the persons quoted. Karen Keb Acevedo is the editor-in-chief of Hobby Farms...
...leave, on August 3. Harvard College Library spokeswoman Beth Brainard said Toomey’s termination was due to “performance and work-related issues” and unrelated to the subway incident. Brainard declined to comment further, citing University policy not to discuss specific personnel matters. Karen O’Brien, Toomey’s union representative, said the University breached its contract with the union by firing Toomey without following the proper grievance process, which includes several levels of mediation. “This termination came out of the blue. He said his part...
...junta. Well over 1,000 pro-democracy activists—including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi—are now being held in prison and under house arrest. Even more disconcertingly, the Burmese military has destroyed more than 200 villages in the ethnic-minority Karen state, according to Human Rights Watch. The rights group estimates that more than 500,000 Burmese civilians have lost their homes as a result of the junta’s campaigns against ethnic minorities...
...ushering in an era of Jane Austen fervor. Nearly 10 years after most women with a pulse realized Mark Darcy is the most eligible bachelor in fictional history comes “The Jane Austen Book Club,” a film adaptation of the popular novel by Karen Joy Fowler. The premise of “Book Club” is refreshingly intelligent. It is a step above standard romantic dramedy fare that, for all the screenplay’s faults, delivers an enjoyable movie. Despite the film’s clichés, one has to admire...