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...That's possible because the relationship between Church and state has been in flux for well over a decade. In postwar Italy, the Christian Democrats held or shared power in every government until 1992. But despite its leaders' intimate ties to the Vatican hierarchy, the party continued to stress the secular nature of politics. Its collapse after a bribery scandal in the early 1990s created a diaspora of former Christian Democrats into rival parties, and fierce competition among erstwhile colleagues. Each sought to demonstrate greater fidelity to the Church and better connections to the Holy See. "There was a whole...
...South African hit man played by Daniel Craig, who is the next James Bond; Ciaran Hinds as his opposite, a meticulous cleanup artist; Mathieu Kassovitz as a toymaker who dabbles in bombmaking; and Hanns Zischler as an expert document forger. None of them have particularly accommodating natures, but the stress of living under constant danger becomes their bonding agent. The cast too came from all over the globe, including Israel and other parts of the Middle East. "It was like going to the U.N. every day," says Bana, an Australian. "There was always plenty of rich social and political discussion...
...year again, when the most prolific shoppers--and woeful savers--on earth, Americans, run amuck in stores as if they were Kris Kringle with his elves on strike. It matters little that shoppers are already neck-deep in debt or that even those doing well have cause for stress, given that sky-high home-heating bills are just a month away, inflation and interest rates are rising and the housing market is slowing--all of which is eating into most budgets or soon will...
Taking time off for any type of reason removes the veneer of perfection and normalcy of Harvard. Taking time off for academic or emotional reasons, in particular, shakes the notion that everyone at Harvard can handle the stress the College dishes out. Admitting and accepting defeat, even failure, is a brave act, especially at success-saturated Harvard. “To some degree, taking time off is as courageous as staying here. Staying here is the default,” says Kargere...
...also want to stress that oftentimes, it is the students being belligerent and gathering out of hand, coming out of the dances or the parties they’re at, and they have nowhere else to go and they’re banging on the windows, almost breaking the windows. [Felipe’s] ha[s] no choice,” Kwong said, drawing laughs from onlookers in the chamber. “Life centers around Felipe’s at Harvard, and it’s a valuable choice,” Kwong said...