Word: quilts
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...only light blankets--never a duvet or a poufy quilt that could cover a baby's nose and stifle breathing...
...next few years were a crazy quilt of college classes and part-time jobs from which Peter was invariably fired for erratic performance. He moved constantly, and his parents paid his overdue rent more than once to spare him from being evicted. Finally, during Christmas break in 1990, Peter's brother, James, confronted his parents and strongly suggested that Peter get a psychiatric evaluation. They were, James recalls, initially indignant--no doubt remembering the horrific treatment Emma Beale had suffered. But a few months later, the Beales brought Peter to a local hospital, where he signed himself into the psychiatric...
...protested against the Vietnam War and marched against apartheid, but in recent years she has devoted her energies to raising her four children and teaching fourth grade in Brentwood, Tenn. After Sept. 11, disturbed by anti-Muslim sentiments voiced by her students, she assigned her class to make a quilt to send to the children of Afghanistan. The idea was so popular that Meeker quit her teaching job and founded Quilts for Peace, a nonprofit group that has sent 50 quilts to war zones around the world...
...tribute to the comrades who died in the World Trade Center collapse. In St. Paul, Minn., patrol officers will pull over and face their vehicles to the east. Motorists in Victoria, Australia, are being asked to turn on their headlights at 8:46 a.m. In Washington the Sept. 11 Quilt Project, above, will be on display on the Capitol Lawn. --By Heather Won Tesoriero
...Dehai and Hai Hongmei's matrimonial bed is laid with a thick quilt embroidered with the characters for "double happiness," words meant to augur good fortune for just-married Chinese couples. This should be a room of joy and hope, but Liu's mother doesn't want anyone investigating too closely. "Please," she says, "do not speak of this room." The marriage of Liu and Hai is a subject of shame, for they are not just husband and wife; they are also first cousins...