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...operators in New York City, and he and his wife had just had their first child, so I thought it would be a hard sell. But when we talked, I realized that he was not only willing but also eager to move down. New Orleans was already becoming a magnet for the school-reform movement. For anyone truly infected with the spirit of the cause, missing the opportunity to go there was like missing the chance to fight beside Henry V at Agincourt...
...richest nation in a blighted continent, South Africa is a magnet for immigrants. And, as in Western Europe and the U.S., the more foreigners arrive, the greater the hostility to their presence. South Africans commonly blame Zimbabweans who fled their country's implosion - there are between 1 and 2 million here - for a recent surge in crime. Nigerians escaping violence and corruption are viewed as a nation of drug dealers. They, and Congolese, Angolans, Rwandans and Burundians, have been among the victims of deadly bias attacks in recent years. Black poverty in South Africa may be fueling resentment against immigrants...
...important Neutra house was pulled down almost overnight. Then there's Paul Rudolph. For decades he was famous for his intricately configured offices and houses, with their long cantilevers and thrusting volumes. But lately almost anything with his name attached has become a state-of-the-art wrecking-ball magnet. In January a sizable Rudolph house in Connecticut went down. A few weeks ago, a Rudolph house in Rhode Island met the same fate...
...brochures, marketing classes for principals - to recruit students for certain schools. That approach seems to have worked to maintain diversity at Montgomery County, Md., Lee County, Fla. and Duval County, Fla. schools, says Maree Sneed, an attorney who helped represent the Seattle School District in the case decided today. Magnet schools engage in a form of marketing by attracting students through special, often high-level, programs and classes. Their record is mixed at best on creating racial diversity...
Chickens are inseparable from daily life in Indonesia in a way that must be witnessed to be understood. The birds are used in religious rituals as a magnet for evil spirits. For poor villagers, chickens are walking bank accounts: since the birds forage for their own food, they can be raised cheaply and sold when extra income is needed. It's not unusual for Indonesians to sleep with their birds to protect them from thieves. "We keep chickens not just for money but to reduce stress," says Hadiat, a farmer in the village of Kaseman in West Java...