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...that's why it was only later on, when I was traveling more around the world, that I became more aware of all the diversity in South Africa. I grew up listening to, because of my parents, Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim, knowing about Miriam Makeba. But only when I got out of high school did I start to get into the more contemporary people, people like Tananas, which was an integrated band, and Juluka, which was an integrated band. And then, from them, I became aware of the Soweto String Quartet...
...your article "A Nun's Dangerous Talk," I was expecting to see a reference to a book by Miriam Therese Winter, Out of the Depths: The Story of Ludmila Javorova, Ordained Roman Catholic Priest. According to the book, during the cold war women were validly ordained as Catholic priests behind the Iron Curtain. The Vatican may ban the discussion of whether there should be female priests; it cannot deny the precedent. ALEXANDER CUDZEWICZ Scottsdale, Ariz...
...your stomach muscles. Strong abdominals are good for you. They pull the pelvis up, which helps prevent pain by reducing the sway of the lower back. "Lower-back injury is one of the top problems in the country, and abdominal weakness is a huge contributing factor," says Miriam Nelson, an exercise physiologist at Tufts University in Boston. "We sit all day, and then if we go to the gym, most people focus on the biceps instead of the core muscles...
...That concern shouldn?t be aimed at libraries, says Miriam Nisbet, the legal counsel for the American Library Association (ALA). The ease with which materials can be duplicated, she says, is a legitimate concern for the publishers. But "from our standpoint, librarians are the most conscientious people in the world about copyright and adhering to it and making sure their patrons know what they can and cannot...
...filling out the requisite paperwork, I rode to the 24th floor only 10 minutes late. I chatted with the security guard via intercom and then stepped into the gray and green hallway that would be my office for the next eight weeks. The place was completely empty. My coworker Miriam cheerily informed me at 9:45 that no one comes in on Mondays. The other interns all had the day off. I didn’t even know if Michelle, our boss, was coming in that day. I was confused, tired, sweaty and annoyed—not sexy. Plus, later...