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...kung fu hero. There must be some mistake. He's a clumsy doofus for whom rising from a supine position can take all morning. Yet he is the one chosen to battle the evil master Tin Lung (Ian McShane), who'll be breaking out of prison any moment...
...Klein feels certain that Pennsylvania voters based their choice on "low-information signaling" and the social body language of the candidates. The bias and sheer presumption of this piece is astounding. Did Klein consider for a moment that maybe those who voted for Clinton think her just as capable as Obama of having a high-minded conversation? Most voters embrace hope and are ready for change, but the reality is that both Democratic candidates can offer these things. Obama may need to first more candidly address mundane, equally urgent issues affecting many...
...There's tension between staff, students and the community around that whole issue," admits Kiel, whom the district brought in from retirement last May to oversee the transition. "There's a kind of free-floating anxiety." For the moment, Priebe-Diaz, the intervention leader, is working to encourage teachers to put those differences behind them and focus on healing. "Just because you change the paint on the walls doesn't take away the historical problems that have been happening here," says Priebe-Diaz, who wants to give the new management strategies to encourage interracial dialogue. "Will it be easy...
...learns that his father has identified his mother's body. He sits on a railing with his grandmother, a cotton mask over his mouth and a camouflage hat on his head. "It's a tragedy," he says, his voice finally cracking. "You must cherish life. You must cherish every moment you are alive." With reporting by Lin Yang
Last week, W. Hugo Van Vuuren ’07 was dining at Ghana’s most expensive hotel, its lushness visible—until the lights went off. A humorous moment in retrospect, this is the reality in many parts of Africa, where even the continent’s most developed countries have consistent problems with lighting. Twenty-six percent of Africa’s population does not have access to electricity. Fortuitously, Van Vuuren was eating among the winners of the World Bank’s Lighting Africa Competition 2008. He is a member of a team...