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...parasitic"), the Caribbean (ruled by "the deadly comic-strip humour of Negro politics"), and the Muslim residents of Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan and Iran (a case of collective "neurosis and nihilism"). Upon landing in a new country?usually a developing nation that had recently shaken off colonial rule?Naipaul's modus operandi was to discover quickly that his hosts were relinquishing the gifts of civilization?courts of law, hygiene, tar roads?bequeathed to them by their European overlords and crawling back into tribal ritual, sham spirituality and chaos. He did this for more than 30 years, and when the Sept...
...bright lights of Currier were in sight did Dartboard’s heart rate begin to return to normal. Stretch, release, slip, heave, pull and lift: Dartboard’s wheels were free, and he was home safely for the night but still pondering what his next nighttime modus transporandi would be. But the novelty and convenience of the racks have been so addicting that Dartboard finds himself using them again and again—although still sweating it out each time. And while the chipper folks at transportation services confirm they’ve never lost a bike...
...Even if the two sides could come to some form of modus vivendi in Iraq, Afghanistan and even on the question of dealing with al-Qaeda - which, being an extremely sectarian Sunni movement remains, after all, a natural enemy of the Shiite regime in Tehran even if they share a common enemy in the U.S. - it's far from clear that the path of engagement can yield the desired result in terms of Iran's nuclear program. Analysts fear that Tehran may now be racing headlong to build a nuclear weapon despite international pressure to desist, possibly sparking a preemptive...
Still, Slichter—true to his modus operandi of finding silver linings when they’re least expected—says there was a peculiar kind of solidarity to the House that he remembers as “the gardening tool shed in the back” of campus...
Mahan ally Matthew J. Glazer ’06, chair of the Council’s Student Affairs Committee, recognizes that Mahan’s modus operandi this semester has been imperfect, but says Mahan has recognized the importance of making council members feel included in crucial decision-making...