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...criminal law, says gag orders and closed hearings are used rarely, partly to keep prospective jurors from being influenced by harsh or sympathetic news coverage. Still, Allen says, "The public does have a right to know, in a high-profile case, whether advantages are being given to the rich, or people in the public eye." Nevertheless, on Monday Illinois' Supreme Court denied several news organizations' petition to force Gaughan to release those transcripts...
...live crab is weighed in front of the customer and anything less than 2.2 lbs. (1 kg) is deemed more shell than meat. The exact sauce recipe is a closely guarded secret, but I noted plenty of garlic, ginger, honey, vinegar and chopped fresh red chili added to a rich tomato sauce - a superb balance of sweet and sour...
...provided by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS); a greater media focus on Latin America and a “new orientation of American history, focusing more on north-south rather than east-west” that cause students to explore their own roots; and the rich cultural and intellectual resources of Latin America, including its indigenous societies, economic and social inequalities, literature, and architecture.DRCLAS coordinates Harvard study abroad programs in Chile, Argentina, and Cuba, and assists students in applying for other pre-approved study abroad programs in Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. In addition, its summer internship...
...backgrounds “weren’t obstacles.” “I’d go into random tents—the American tents, the Indonesian tents, the South African tents—and it didn’t matter if they were poor or rich, people would invite me to eat,” he said. The study’s authors echoed Cajee’s personal experiences. “Social distance isn’t as large as you thought on Hajj, and maybe that’s the learning you come...
...country - witness the debacle that followed Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. But few places are less prepared than the isolated, desperately poor nation of 53 million that is Burma. Ruled by a clique of reclusive generals since 1962, Burma, also known as Myanmar, has degenerated from a resource-rich country that upon independence from the British 60 years ago was hailed as a model for modern Asia into an economic disaster zone. So paranoid are members of the junta about any outside influence that in recent years they have severely curtailed movements by foreign aid groups, forcing several organizations, including...