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...personal danger? Engel suspects the latter, referring to a theory first raised in Carol Ann Lee's 2003 book, The Hidden Life of Otto Frank, which reported that a member of a Dutch pro-Nazi party was blackmailing Frank. After Otto was heard making a remark showing skepticism of prompt German victory, on April 18 the blackmailer requested a payoff. Twelve days later Frank wrote Straus...
...Syrian regime to the Iranians. But the briefers said their concern was the safety of U.S. troops. They acknowledged that the sectarian conflict in Iraq would continue even without Iranian involvement. But they said they hoped the publicity they were bringing to the origin of the weaponry would prompt the Iraqi government to take the problem more seriously. The message to Iraqi leaders, the lead briefer said, was: "Please engage with and talk to your neighbor, and tell them to stop doing what they're doing...
...Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA), and the Harvard Public Service Network held an information session yesterday to introduce students to 10 “activity-based learning” classes, three of which haven’t been offered before. Each of the courses includes community service to prompt students to draw from a volunteer experience for a deeper understanding of the subject matter being studied, according to Lisa M. Boes, a research officer for the Bok Center. Boes said these classes shouldn’t be seen as a watering down of the curriculum, since the service component...
...unsustainable.” He estimated for The Wall Street Journal earlier this week that the dollar must fall another 20 percent, and that the odds are only increasing that an unexpected blow to the U.S. economy, like a terrorist attack or a collapse of the housing market, could prompt a financial crash. “So far we’ve just seen a small ripple in the dollar and not the big tsunami that could hit someday,” he told the Journal. “That’s still a significant risk...
McConaughey’s words prompt one of the most moving scenes in the movie, in which Strathairn, after driving to the NCAA headquarters and waiting in the pouring rain, catches the NCAA president on his way to his car and pleads for his help. The president’s agreement embodies the theme of community that runs through the film, and the way that its rebuilding is largely attributed to such acts of compassion...