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...decision while the other family members are vindicated in the end. It's not at all clear why that should be the outcome. Alec's solution to apartheid was to refuse the help of the servants around the house and eventually fire them all: hardly a way to lift them out of dire poverty. And he doesn't understand that many factors come into play, like different tribes of Africans not being able to put up a united front. Mother Patrice is obsessed with "reasonable" treatment of native Africans. This consists in papering over deep-seated racism with platitudes about...

Author: By Richard C. Worf, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Fair Country: Let's Go South Africa | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

...initial words more than backs him up. Guru has collaborated with some phenomenal and diverse artists in order to create this fusion of hip-hop and other genres. Erykah Badu's soulful voice laughs and dances around Guru's rap in the jazzy song "Plenty." In contrast, "Lift Your Fist" with the Roots is Philly hip-hop with an attitude. All in all, you will find yourself nodding your head, swaying your hips and throwing up your arms to the chill beats and sweet voices in Streetsoul. No surprise the man calls himself Guru. A- -Nicole A. Raspa...

Author: By Arts Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Albums | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

...perhaps his best game to date, at Dartmouth on Oct. 28 Balestracci picked off two passes and ran them back for touchdowns to help lift the Crimson over the Big Green, 49-7. In the process, Balestracci became the first player in Harvard history to return a pair of picks for scores in one game...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The New Kid on the Block | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

Fennessy said he regularly applies what he learned as an actor and a small-film director to his larger productions today, such as his recent film Lift...

Author: By Keith J. Lo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Film Casting Agent Offers Secrets to Boston Actors | 11/9/2000 | See Source »

...easiest ways to counteract this risk on an airplane is to get up occasionally for a couple of minutes and walk the length of the plane. If the flight attendants are in the middle of service, just stand next to your seat and do a series of toe raises--lift yourself up on your toes for a couple of seconds, relax, then do it again. Three sets of 10 or 15 are enough to generate forceful leg-muscle contractions that will pump the blood up your veins and prevent it from pooling and possibly creating a clot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dangerous Seats? | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

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