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...terrorists and criminals hiding in New Zealand or using its passport as cover abroad? A spate of scandals has Kiwis wondering - and worrying. The jailing of a refugee accused of terrorist ties, a citizenship ban on three New Zealand residents, passport fraud charges against two Israeli visitors and a local immigration agency, and a forgery scam that's compromised hundreds of Kiwi passports have made border security a topic nearly as talked-about as rugby. Amid calls from New Zealand First M.P. Ron Mark to "act to protect this country before it is too late," and pleas from Progressive...
...most amazing thing about my spate of encounters with Chopra is that many people have been having the same experience! A friend once saw him licking an ice cream cone outside of Adams House. Another gossiped with him in the computer lab in the Science Center. And get this: even though he’s no longer on the UC, he still went to Busta Rhymes. And even though he’s never been in the Seneca, he went to the Red Party—way to get down with your student body, Rohit Chopra! Isn?...
Students’ ability to swipe into any House during the night provides them with nearby safehavens in the event that they are threatened when far away from their own House. The recent spate of sexual assaults near and on campus only heightens the need for keycard arrangements that give students more possible safe places to escape potential attackers. But despite these concerns, which students have raised for years, many House Masters have long insisted on imposing nighttime restrictions on keycard access. Council of Masters Chair and Mather Master Sandra Naddaff said that under the new policy, Houses may still...
...Rahman has said his work became "a little repetitive and monotonous" with the spate of commissions that followed Roja. Composing for 50 movie scores and more than 200 songs will sap any man. But each film contains a sprig, often a full bouquet, of musical inspiration. The terminally goofy plastic-surgery movie Vishwavidhaata boasts a ravishing number, Kal Nahin Tha, with the vocalist Sujatha whispering, then warbling her heart out. Taal birthed two instant classics, Ishq Bina and Nahin Samne, both of which Rahman would adopt as signature ballads for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Bombay Dreams...
This hourly celebration of capitalism has struck a certain chord with the American public. Perhaps the collapse of the tech bubble has heightened the mystery and allure of the Gatsby-esque world of the ultra rich. Maybe the recent spate of corporate scandals has made the inner-workings of the boardroom appear more exciting. Regardless of the reasons, the fact remains that “The Apprentice” has been an amazing self-promotional vehicle for the Trump...