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Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: At the beginning of the year, I told my third grade teacher to go easy on me in regards to spelling because they spell a lot of things differently in Jamaica. She bought it and never marked me down for spelling errors...
...enough, apparently, for pop culture to be preoccupied with zombies in films; now we must demand that the movies themselves be sewn together from dead bodies of work and reanimated not by a virus or a spell, but rather the pathogens of greed and commercialism. “Lunatic at Large” provides a reasonably clear-cut case of cinematic tampering, but the arguments against producing “Lunatic” apply to other unfinished works. At the risk of losing the trust of its directors and the respect of its viewers, Hollywood needs to learn...
...country born into that environment, which, say, did not have clearly defined borders, or had weak institutions, or was split internally, could spell disaster. "It could recreate the conditions for civil war," says Gressly. Major General Scott Gration, U.S. special envoy to Sudan, describes his task as ensuring "civil divorce, not civil war," and warns, "This place could go down in flames tomorrow. The probability of failure is great." (See a TIME video on the nun offering a refuge from violence in Sudan...
...spell has also sparked controversy within China with regard to whether or not the Dai people should hold Songkran, the New Year's festival celebrated in parts of East and Southeast Asia, in which lively water-splashing is a prominent feature. Duan Jinhua, head of the information office in Yunnan's Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, announced that the fete would not be canceled, but that the sprinkling spree would be cut down from five hours to two. The government of the Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture, on the other hand, has decided to cancel official festivities and leave citizens...
Laing’s presence in goal could spell trouble for a Harvard team that is 1-7 when it fails to score in double digits. Making matters even more daunting, the Crimson will face the reigning Northern Division Co-players of the Week in senior attackers Lauren Presant and Sarah Glick. The two combined for 29 goals and 22 assists in seven games, and Presant was one of 40 players to be invited to the Speedo Top 40, a round robin tournament and national team tryout this past October...