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Boes says one root of the abandonment problem is that there is simply not enough help for parents in crisis. In Nebraska, for instance, there are only six child psychiatrists in the entire state, he says. "It's a national problem ... insurance often won't pay after six visits - so if the kid's not 'fixed,' you're out of luck. States have a jumble of services. It's a puzzle with missing pieces...
...story of the first “Saw” (the root of the phenomenon) proceeds thusly: Two guys are locked in a bathroom. First they have to figure out why, and then they have to figure out how to escape. Meanwhile, a group of detectives are out looking for a sadistic freak they call Jigsaw because of the puzzle pieces he leaves at all of his crime scenes. Rather than kill anyone, Jigsaw devises elaborate ways for people to kill themselves, and in the process we learn to value life. So it’s a positive message: Love...
...transmission of emotion through dance is a daunting task, especially when the artist has a bare stage, minimalist costumes, and no props to actualize his vision. Yet the visualization of the human soul through movement is the root of modern dance. It is an art whose realization demands nothing less than the seamless fusion of creative construction, flawless technical execution, and flashes of spontaneity in performance. The Boston Conservatory Dance Theater’s fall production, which featured Conservatory upperclassmen in three world premieres as well as an excerpt from Martha Graham’s classic “Chronicle...
...called for the European Union to send reinforcements. This might serve as good out-of-theater training exercise for the European troops but an extra 2,000 boots on the ground - even if the 27-member body could agree on the mission - would do little to address the root causes of the conflict. It would be a showpiece response and not a step toward a permanent solution. (See pictures of Congo on the break...
...know as a Harvard student that you have sunk to a new low when you openly root for Yale to win a game. Also, I guess as a journalist I’ve sunk to a new low by openly rooting for anyone, but that’s another story...