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Investigations during the next twelve hours, while the entire Atlantic seaboard mobilized public and semi-public posses to catch the kidnappers, revealed no vital clue. A ladder in three sections was discovered abandoned in shrubbery near the house. Officials satisfied themselves that it was the one used to gain access to the nursery. Contrary to original report, the female footprints found nearby have never been connected with the crime, might have been made by servants or family on routine missions about the grounds. Two sets of male footprints--sizes No. 8 and No. 10--were found about the ladder...
Millions takes place within the semi-real world of saturated color and childlike perspective familiar to viewers of films such as Big Fish and Amelie. The grass is green and the skies are blue at Christmastime, and all the houses are neat and uniform. This works for the parts of the story that take place primarily from the perspective of the ever-imaginative Damien, but is less believable in the scenes of adult perspective...
...history studies, increasingly unable to handle daily life. Evans graphically charts Georgia's descent into an emotional paralysis that makes simply buying a carton of milk an immense effort. "If she did brave [a trip to the store] ... she found more problems. The mini-mart was out of semi-skimmed. The milk aisle was crawling with human beings." Ultimately, not even her special bond with Bessi can prevent Georgia from being overpowered by inner demons. Evans writes with the pained passion that can only come from personal experience. "We did hold on to that magical quality," she says...
With the win, Harvard advanced to face second seed Dartmouth, which overcame St. Lawrence by a 4-2 count in the late semi-final. The final will be played at 2 p.m. on Sunday...
There are already plenty of services at Harvard that sharpen the differences between socioeconomic classes. Harvard Student Agency Cleaners, for example, lets some students pick up clean and neatly-folded clothes in crackling plastic bags. The less well-off among us, however, make semi-weekly journeys to the basement with bulging mesh laundry bags and quarters in hand. These differences extend to the social sphere as well—to final clubs composed predominately of wealthy young men, or to basic activities, like eating out, that some students cannot afford to enjoy. But while class differences are a fact...