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...Lina Verchery is getting her Master’s of Divinity in Buddhism, a topic she has been thinking about since her undergraduate days at McGill University in Montreal. Later encounters with Buddhism, including a month-long residency at a Buddhist monastery in Taiwan, fueled the passion she exhibits in her short film, “the Bird...
...main butts of the Brit politicians, scorn are the Americans, whom they hold in contempt curdled with envy, as in: We passed the running-of-the-world baton to these people? Simon's chief aide Judy (Lina Mckee), seeing baby-faced college grads in high positions, notes that "They're all kids in Washington. It's like Bugsy Malone, but with real guns." Malcolm is less subtle. Recalling Britain's vanished might, Malcolm tells one of the American brats, "We burnt this tight-assed city to the ground in 1814, and I'm all for doin' it again...
...flight - and just doesn't come off at the other end? Where exactly does it go? Is it sucked out the back when someone flushes the toilet? Is it eaten by a hungry passenger reluctant to pay $9 for a bad sandwich? These are the questions plaguing Lina Schillaci, who recently lost her luggage...
...city’s power source—starts to fail and Ember begins to fall apart. As one citizen dismally notes, the “city is going black for good,” just like Earth. All hope is lost until an unlikely friendship is born between Lina, played by Saoirse Ronan, and Doon, played by Harry Treadaway. The pair discovers one of the city’s most ancient secrets and the key to their survival. Their adventure, fueled by Lina’s love for her baby sister and Doon’s desire to help...
...Saud, 17, and her sister Lina, 14, are Palestinian, and grew up in New Jersey playing basketball. Asma, who goes to Princeton later this year, says that college basketball is an option for Muslim girls who are determined to play. "As colleges here become more aware of our potential, they will make the rules for team uniforms more flexible to accommodate our religion," she says. "It's already happening and change can be fast...