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Toys with a Made-in-China provenance aren't always cheap, mass-produced bits of plastic. In Beijing, a smattering of artisans is keeping the age-old traditions of handcrafted toys alive, and their intricately painted kites, colorful cloth animals and hand-painted clay figures are more than mere objects for children's entertainment-they also showcase delightful aspects of China's enduring folk culture...
...cabana-boy man-thongs are par for the course as well.) Jump on these opportunities and this summer need not be lost. And while you’re at it, don’t forget to start the search for summer 2008—it’s a mere 395 days away...
Fortunately, the American government has the ability to respond with force. The Seminole tribe decided similarly in a 2000 vote to exclude its freedmen descendants, but the action was short-lived. With the mere threat to remove federal funding, the American government forced the Seminoles’ hand, restoring the freedmen their much-deserved citizenship. If the government were to reissue this threat against the Cherokee, the freedmen would likely be reinstated, even if only out of Cherokee self-interest...
...Tahreer, another photographer, states in the Picture Balata slideshow, “The Israelis don’t want us to be free.” These claims are highly charged and controversial, and such conclusions have very little to do with the actual situation in Balata. They are mere speculation and do nothing to actually solve the real problems...
...reaches out to his constituents. As he walks down Mount Auburn St. after an early-evening round of class, wielding a quart of orange juice and offering a swig to everybody in sight, it’s apparent that there’s something there that goes beyond the merely transactional. As in the dining halls, so it goes on the street: for most faces Sundquist has a name, for most names he has a story to tell or a conversation-sparking comment to make. Some may wonder whether his status as a student politician ever leads people to doubt...