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...personal life too. Gomes said that the Lutheran minister “did everything in his power” to help encourage his wife’s scholarship in Scandanavian and comparative literature and culture. “They were an intellectual power couple before that was a popular phrase,” Gomes said.Stendahl took the helm of the Divinity School in 1968, the same year that Gomes graduated, and thus presided over his Commencement ceremony. But in an unlikely turn of events for a Harvard Commencement ceremony, the day was rained out. Stendahl was bestowed the responsibility...
...this Sunday's presidential election promises to be such an important turning point for Paraguay - and one that holds significance for the rest of South America. The front-runner is a former Catholic bishop, Fernando Lugo, a liberal whose base is the poor rural heartland, where he is popular for his work with landless peasants. If elected, Lugo would be the first former Catholic bishop ever to become President of a nation. He has also pledged to tear up electricity price contracts with neighbors like Brazil, deals that he charges cheat Paraguay out of hundreds of millions of dollars...
...video to figure that one out. And even at the end, you still might not know. Unless, that is, you are the self-proclaimed YouTube “Real Hip Hop Head” who knows that “My Dougie” refers to the popular 80s rapper and beatboxer, Doug E. Fresh (clever word play seems to be one of Lil’ Wil’s talents, along with the ability to create monosyllabic rhymes). But where Doug E. Fresh has gained hip-hop status, it seems likely Lil?...
...lipstick and glitter, has made his shows a mainstay of South African political activism, from the Apartheid era through the recent troubles with President Thabo Mbeki and the African National Congress (ANC).Uys’ unique approach has broadened his audience to include even those he mocks. He is popular within the ANC and is frequently invited to perform at their events. However, Uys refuses to be a simple court jester: during a Winnie Mandela impersonation at an ANC event, Uys performed a skit about “necklacing,” a violent execution tactic endorsed by Winnie Mandela...
...Baptist Fellowship Hall. "When they first came in the door, wearing long dresses, there were young ones carrying a kid, walking with a toddler and pregnant at the same time," Nikolauk said. "They looked like zombies; there was no expression in their eyes." Rosa Martinez, the owner of a popular local restaurant, filled up a grocery cart with food; a stranger gave left a hundred-dollar bill at the door of the church; Mayor Nikolauk washed dishes inside. Cotton farmer Charles Pfluger and his wife Helen, residents for nearly 40 years, helped as well and were deeply touched. "When those...