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...Typically, Meadows probes deeper than simple black-white characterizations, even eliciting a quiet sympathy for the fearsome Combo when, during an intimate conversation with Shaun, he hints at being abandoned by his own father. Nevertheless our gaze is averted when the once sweet-and-fragile Shaun starts to change, first daubing racist abuse around the town's walkways and then terrorizing a "Paki" newsagent in emulation of his new mentor. Our fears are confirmed: Shaun has been transformed into a neo-Nazi footsoldier in-the-making...
...under watch, all the time. And so the London trial exposed a calculation that nations all over the world fear. Jihadists are able to recruit new members to their ranks faster than security services can keep track of them. As London basked in spring sunshine, its peace depended on quiet defenders who know that one day another terrorist will escape their notice...
...small number of (often unpalatable) alternatives. “It was actually something Ryan and I had in our platform when we ran this year,” says UC Vice President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09. He described the proposal as a “quiet issue” that would nonetheless significantly improve students’ everyday lives. Sundquist began by contacting several Asian-American groups to ask for their support, and Asian-American Association (AAA) Co-President Ren “Jimmy” Zhao ’08 confirmed that his organization will support...
...prepare for his last battle. Today, peace lovers can enjoy a relaxing farm holiday in one of the nine peasant cottages among the vines and olive groves. The decor is rustic - simple furniture and no mod cons - but each cottage has a small garden and access to a quiet beach with mesmerizing views of the medieval walled town of Portoferraio. It's also here that John Le Carré set part of his best-selling novel, The Constant Gardener, and in his author's note he urges readers to visit: "There is even an oil room [once used for crushing...
...that the shooting was “yet another reason to stop letting in so many foreign students,” and the recently created Facebook group, “FUCK THAT ASIAN KID THAT SHOT UP VT.” Other examples are more subtle—that quiet Asian in the corner is no longer just weird, but also potentially dangerous...