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...possibility that the militants might turn their sights on the millions of foreigners who flock to Thailand's beach resorts, dealing a body blow to the country's chief source of foreign currency, its $7 billion-a-year tourism industry. Ominously, one Islamic separatist group that had been quiet for decades, the Pattani United Liberation Organization (P.U.L.O.), published a warning to foreign tourists on its website within 24 hours of the killings. The message, addressed to "Dear People of the World," said: "Persons who plan to visit Thailand NOW are warned not to travel to Pattani ... Pattani people...
First-grade teacher Barbara Malenfant was suspended in March for using duct tape to quiet a chattery 6-year-old student. Status: The teacher could still face assault charges...
...Lacuna, agrees to perform the operation on Joel as well. The centerpiece of the movie begins as Joel slowly realizes that, though his final memories of the relationship are tough to handle, he wants to remember at least some of the more pleasant aspects. Jim Carrey is actually quiet for significant pieces of the role: he underplays, giving Joel a quiet dignity that makes the eventual disgrace in losing control over his own mind that much sadder. Exiting Sunshine is looking at the world with new eyes, possibly the highest tribute that can be paid...
...Harvard senior sat in the empty Herrell’s savoring the peace and quiet of the calmer ice cream environment. She complained of the long lines, but said that her primary reason for skipping out on the free cone was a matter of taste...
More international students would add excitement to Harvard’s often quiet social life—for example, replacing beirut with Spanish botelon. They would also enrich section discussions, providing perspectives from outside the area between Boston and Los Angeles. Finally, they might even bring worldly tastes to the Square’s restaurants, perhaps forcing Tommy’s to improve its vile pizza and encouraging the Science Center Greenhouse to serve real sushi...