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...survive. Jigsaw intends to make society value the sanctity of life, believing those who live will have a greater appreciation for what they were wasting away. Amanda (Shawnee Smith, who reprises her role in the sequel), the former drug addict who once survived Jigsaw’s maniacal scheme, credits him with motivating her to address her problem...
...white rug, and a handful of black and white throw pillows make a “loungy feel,” Ching says. Large shards of broken mirror adorn the wall above his desk and two neat rows of square mirrors line another one. The black and white color scheme and geometric motif is persistent. Even the mounted black and white portraits of him are in rectangular frames. “That’s from a friend who knew that I was just vain enough to hang up pictures of myself,” he chuckles...
...Reed humoring his old friend? "Ralph receives unsolicited requests all the time for assistance on such matters," says his spokeswoman Lisa Baron, "but he does not recall following up on these matters." The cruise-ship scheme never came to fruition. The Choctaws got their jail, but so far, there's no evidence that the White House lifted a finger to make it happen. Abramoff declined to comment...
...Common Application. Even though it’s presently optional, the inclusion of such a raw barometer of an applicant’s background on the application implicitly emphasizes those of his or her characteristics that are least important to creating a diverse student body, in the grand scheme of things. It isn’t enough for colleges to claim that applicants’ responses comprise “just another piece of information”; so long as universities proudly publish their minority matriculation figures each year, this black-and-white indicator of identity will undermine efforts...
...investigation has taken on a new wrinkle. According to local media reports and Lebanese legal and financial sources, U.N. investigators asked Kenaan about his unexplained wealth and possible link to the looting of al-Madina Bank, which collapsed in 2003 after the discovery of a nearly $2 billion fraud scheme. In his last interview, given to a Beirut radio station, Kenaan angrily denied accusations of corruption, ending the interview by saying, "This is the last statement it is possible for me to give." A few hours later, he was dead...