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...down hard on human-rights and democracy organizations that criticize him. The U.S. and Europe have repeatedly condemned Belarus as an outpost of tyranny. Even at the forgotten edge of the Continent, a land where one man ruthlessly controls all state institutions, the economy and the media would seem ripe for the kind of popular uprising that has swept other repressive regimes from power in Ukraine and Georgia. Yet here the public at large seems to show little taste for rebellion. Opinion polls are highly unreliable: some show 60% of the population opposes Lukashenko, but others say 60% support...
...eyes glazed over. He saw all his lovers, past and future. He was exorcising demons. Similarly, I remember seeing Frank Black of the Pixies, monstrously obese, bleating out how much he still wanted to be a “Debaser,” even at his current ripe old age.Several weeks ago, I emceed and sang a bit at the first Quincy Cage concert. While attacking the crowd on the final chorus of “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” I felt like I could do what those artists did. I was ripping into my innards...
...White Brother is carrying the "Lost Important Writings" - actually a paperback of Stephen King's Misery.) Meanwhile, the tourists' disappearance ignites a global media frenzy, which friends back home hope will pressure the junta to find them - and which the junta manipulates to burnish its image. The situation is ripe for satire, and Tan pours it over her tour bus of fools: the television dog-show host who thinks diplomacy is a lot like pooch training, the academic couple who can't stop intellectually one-upping each other, the dangerously do-gooding heiress. Saving Fish from Drowning (the title comes...
...static.” Harvard yielded a goal in the first overtime, but finally narrowed the score 10-8 in the second period of overtime play. With under one minute remaining, junior co-captain Michael Garcia scored, bringing the Crimson within one of victory. However, though Harvard had a ripe scoring opportunity with a 6-on-5 advantage at the end of the game, its final shot was saved by Rock goalie Glenn Reepmeyer, who denied the Crimson 10 times during the game.“After starting off so quickly we got kind of stagnant on offense...
...skins of fruits and vegetables without bruising or causing other damage. In our taste tests with pears from Southern Oregon Sales, the labeled areas proved entirely edible, if oddly textured. The process allows suppliers to attach more specific data to individual items - such as when a peach will be ripe enough to eat and other handy tidbits - in a way that won't stick to your hair. Next Product: Tastes Great, Less Filling...