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...Metz ’10, was forced to drop out of the second weekend of performances, and the two directors had only three days to find and rehearse a new actor for the role.On the directors’ behalf, Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC) board liaison Simon J. Williams ’09 sent an emergency e-mail to Christian C. Strong ’09, co-president of Black Community and Student Theater (BlackCAST), asking “if BlackCAST would be able to help out a Loeb show in crisis...
...Interpol is tracking has roused strong unease among civil-rights groups. They point out that, unlike law-enforcement services such as Scotland Yard or the FBI, Interpol does not report to any government. "There is a principle of openness and accountability at stake here which is extremely vital," says Simon Davies, director of Privacy International, a London-based advocacy group that tracks surveillance of civilians. Davies worries that the data collected from countries is sometimes faulty, potentially targeting innocent people. "At least on the national level there is some accountability," he says. "But in Interpol, the technology and techniques aren...
According to Sociologist William Simon, "The affluence of the '50s, '60s and '70s gave us courage to experiment with our lives. With the present economy, there is a sense of cautiousness. There is more commitment to careers and coupling because we are hedging our bets for social and economic security. We think, 'How can I financially and emotionally budget my energies?' and the career is winning out over thoughts...
...hills," said one farmer who did not want to give his name. As we walked further into the area, two Australian soldiers wearing camouflage paint on their faces burst out of the bushes and ordered us at gunpoint to get down on the ground. One of the soldiers, corporal Simon Zapelli, said he was detaining us "for your own safety" but declined to explain why locals were allowed to continue through the village if it was so dangerous. After three hours the soldiers released us, with one observing that there had been "some dangerous types in the area." When asked...
...Adapted from The Party Faithful: How and Why Democrats Are Closing the God Gap. Copyright 2008 by Amy Sullivan. To be published by Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Visit www.thepartyfaithfulbook.com...