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Terfel likes to say that as a singer "you are in the lap of the gods." He believes they gave him a perfect upbringing, in the shelter of a small North Wales village near Snowdonia. His family are farmers; his first language is Welsh. Not for nothing is Wales called "the land of song." There, singing is not a self-conscious act but a community expression. Eisteddfods, or local song contests, flourish even in hamlets. Young Bryn won a long string of them and used the modest prize money to buy soccer shoes...
...just as troubled au pairs are recycled, so are problem families. The McManamys provided temporary shelter to two AuPairCare hires, both in flight from the same couple. The first au pair complained of a domineering husband and a jealous wife. Her successor charged that the husband had made sexual advances and the wife had refused to speak to her. Becky, who helped the first go home and the second find a better job, says the agency failed to assist in either case. More common, an agency will attribute the problem to "incompatibility," and try to rematch both sides...
...soured on. Sasser triumphed in their first debate, but Frist turned his lackluster performance into another sign that he wasn't a smoothie from the big city. Sasser then turned negative, pointing out that Dr. Frist had masqueraded as a pet lover to get cats from an animal shelter to use in lab experiments, that he had not even registered to vote until six years ago. The Senator pointed to the irony of a heart-and-lung surgeon saying it was up to parents -- not government -- to decide whether children should smoke. He also took Frist's proposal...
Temporary shelter is harder to find. Stephen Knight of the Los Angeles Free Clinic estimates that there are fewer than 200 shelter beds for youths in all of Hollywood. For every kid accommodated, another is turned away. The alternatives are grim: squats, park benches, alleys, an adult theater that allows youths to sleep in seats for a few dollars if they can bear the noise...
...worker named Seven. In San Francisco, the Larkin Street Youth Center served 2,000 teenagers last year, 80% of them from out of town. Once the youths are lured in the door by free food, a friendly atmosphere and a no-questions-asked policy, counselors try to find them shelters, drug treatment and job training. More than 60% of youths ages 12 to 17 who seek help at the center are diverted from the street. At Options House, a shelter in Hollywood, 40% of youths counseled are reunited with their families. But family reunion is not always desirable. Says executive...