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...black-market DVDs. Indian films shot in third-party countries have been allowed in Pakistan for the past four years, and now a Pakistani Senate Committee says it will allow in 12 Indian films a year as long as Pakistani films are shown in India. The arrival of proper Bollywood films means Pakistanis can sing, dance and whistle along with the latest hit in jam-packed theaters. "It is this experience of Bollywood masala [spice-mix] that Pakistanis have missed for four decades," wrote the Singapore-based Asia Times newspaper. "The decision to lift the ban indicates...
...life illuminate Shanley’s substantial moral questions. If you yourself are uncertain about the truth, should you speak up? Where can one draw the fine line between meddling and complicity? Mrs. Muller (Jordan Reddout ’10) arrives in Sister Aloysius’ office, poised and proper in her pink tweed, and delivers a beautiful and eloquent defense of her son. Her wish to remain oblivious to Father Flynn’s possible transgressions commands sympathy from the audience. Her poignant delivery is so effective that it’s a shame she didn?...
...says he is so concerned about the way troops are being treated after leaving Iraq that he established the Young Injured Servicemen Project, which aims to help soldiers adjust to civilian life. "There is an absolute disconnect with some of these guys once they leave the military. Without the proper attention they go on to get involved in all sorts of problems...
...Aristotle with good reason observed that the young man is not a proper student of politics: his temperament is too rash and his experience too slight to make consistently sound judgments about the inexact science of politics. But our society consistently spurns such warnings, exalting “participation,” and ever devising new strategies to persuade the “youth” to vote. Barack Obama may have finally found one: appealing to the vanity of young...
Still, she says, the best bet is to avoid risky behavior in the first place. But if the thrill seeker in you won't allow for that, at a minimum check out the tour operator's safety record and whether the company adheres to proper safety standards. This particularly applies when traveling abroad. Don't take for granted that a tour operator in a foreign country is going to apply the same safety standards as regulated in the United States, she says. Lastly, you may win your lawsuit but collect nothing because the tour operator either has no assets...