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...forgiving? Tahir Shah did, and the result is The Caliph's House, a wry, energetic account of how the travel writer moved his pregnant wife, Rachana, and young daughter, Ariane, from London to Morocco, which he knew from childhood vacations. Think you've heard this all before, perhaps in Peter Mayle's best-selling A Year in Provence and its sequels, or Frances Mayes' tales of Tuscan transplantation? They were wimps compared to Shah. In addition to dealing with the usual slothful house-renovation crews and colorful neighbors, he had to dodge gangsters and suicide bombers, bail employees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Land of Jinns | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

Some would argue that you and co-star Peter Dinklage are sex symbols in the same way. [Laughs] Oh, great. It's in the voice. Oh, yeah, he's got a great voice. Oh, my God, Peter Dinklage's voice is just [in a mock-French accent] uncraydeeblay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 27, 2006 | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

...narrative, drama and music in a 3-1/2 hr. production, and do it all without retakes and post-production computer effects? Most daunting, how to satisfy the million of Tolkien fans whose image of Middle-Earth has been molded by many readings of the text, not to mention Peter Jackson?s Oscar-winning film version...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bringing Lord of the Rings to the Stage | 3/17/2006 | See Source »

...which agreed to sell sealed containers for a reduced price of $12 each, has seen a spike in sales during the past week since the city council sent out the coupons, according to store manager Heidi Kiwel. The general manager of Tags Ace Hardware on 29 White St., Peter Albrecht, said that his store decided to participate in the coupon program because it wanted “to help the town out.” Harvard has also attempted to address rat infestation for the past three years, according to Rob Gogan, waste manager at Facilities Maintenance Operations...

Author: By Shifra B. Mincer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rats! City Says No to Overnight Trash | 3/17/2006 | See Source »

...from 17.1 billion gallons a year in 1988 to 7.8 million gallons a year by 2013. Laskey said that this move marks a “great day for the river and the people who use it.” But Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering Peter P. Rogers said that the cleanup was long overdue. “Rivers and lakes were supposed to be swimmable by 1983,” Rogers said yesterday. Because the “city of Boston did nothing to help this,” to say that “Boston...

Author: By Peter R. Raymond, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sewage Overflow in Charles To Decrease | 3/17/2006 | See Source »

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