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...When it's bad out," said Kathy Ford, pregnant and holding Tramaine, 2, on her lap, "I don't go out to the store for milk. Or sometimes I grab his hand and say, 'Come on, Tramaine, walk fast.'" The regular sounds of shooting used to upset the little boy. "It was 'What those shots, Mommy?' and 'Him was killed? Who dead?'" said Kathy, a fashionably dressed 19-year-old, imitating her son. These days, though, little Tramaine has grown accustomed to the gunfire; when it begins, he ignores it. Sonja, who has childhood friends now in the gangs, cannot...
...dinner. You can survive some of the more awkward first date moments, such as ordering the high-ticket item on the menu, without abandoning the comfort of your pajamas. Animated figures called avatars stand in and react like you would when the waiter dumps hot soup into your virtual lap. The avatars move, speak, and even kiss goodnight...
...years ago, could precipitate a catastrophic collapse. The last big famine during 1995-96 is now estimated to have killed as many as 2 million North Koreans. With memories of those awful days still vivid, China believes that any similar crisis would dump a huge humanitarian crisis in its lap by sending hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees over the border, badly disrupting the economy of China's northeast. Beijing is currently constructing a fence along the border, but there is little expectation that this will be particularly effective. All of which means that Beijing will have little real option...
Despite not having an account herself, Cep has inspired two Facebook fangroups—“I Got a Lap Dance From Casey Cep” and “The Casey Nicole Cep Fan Club”—a testament to the fact that, even before she embarks on a literary career, she has left an imprint on Harvard College...
...since daycare. At this school, everything taint what it seems. Some presidents who are hailed as geniuses end up running the place into the ground, and others who are old enough to have rode with Herodotus end up redefining frisky. To the casual observer, the infighting of the Bell Lap might appear to be the demise of the greatest column ever. We confess, it’s really just part of the elaborate role-playing of our S&M romps...