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...difficult to decide what to make of the Christ-figure material Rowling uses to set the pitch for the final battle. In the midst of her determined efforts to break out of the flat, the sudden presence of such an archetypal characterization could prove an unwelcome knockout...
...zainichi as human resources for the North Korean regime." (Chongyron did not respond to requests for comment.) Things became worse for the organization in the 1990s when undeniable proof of human rights atrocities in the North began to reach Japan's zainichi. The knockout blow came when Pyongyang admitted, in 2002, that it had kidnapped a number of Japanese citizens for espionage purposes since the 1970s - Chongyron had always dismissed allegations about the kidnappings as lies. With the Japanese public enraged - even more so after last October's nuclear test - few zainichi wanted to be associated with Pyongyang, or with...
...jail. Two years ago, fellow inmate Wannee Chaisena faced another Japanese, Nanako Kikuchi, in the 2005 world straw-weight title bout. Like Siriporn, Wannee was in prison for dealing methamphetamine, or "crazy drug" as it's known in Thai. Unlike Siriporn, Wannee suffered a technical knockout. But the beaten fighter still managed an early exit from prison the following year, when Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej pardoned her, along with three other female prison pugilists...
...unusual question format. “The buzzer also worries me because in quiz bowl you can answer during the question, while on ‘Jeopardy!’ if you answer early, you’ll be locked out.” Even with a first-round knockout, Grand will walk away with at least $5,000. Whatever the outcome, Grand said she would save and invest some of the money, and spend some on travel. Her father said he thinks she should “further her education and have some fun with it at the same...
When the Ivy season starts, Harvard hopes to be the only one delivering knockout blows...