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...through a reliable source) that Sharon was, in fact, struck down by God as punishment for the Israeli leader's withdrawal of Jewish settlers from Gaza, thereby "dividing" the Holy Land. If anything, according to a new biography written by Uri Dan - an unabashed fan and friend of the stricken Israeli leader - he was continuing his life's work of trying to consolidate Israel's grip on as much of the Holy Land as possible, and he had no intention of giving up West Bank settlements. Dan writes that Sharon told him in September 2005, "Fortune-tellers claim to know...
...confluence of geography and the cosmos, Radio Luxembourg...had a signal that by some miracle could sprint its semidirect way to the United Kingdom.” Three of the four future Beatles simultaneously listened by night to that station’s brand of American rhythm-and-blues, stricken from conservative British-owned radio stations...
...Blood Diamond. Even before its December 8th opening, the project has generated controversy about its portrayal of conflict stones. TIME's Jeffrey Ressner chatted with DiCaprio about the debate over movie, his preparation for the role, and what it's like to shoot a big action film in poverty-stricken Africa...
...beyond that we get very little from his character.Weakest of all is Donna Bullock as Becca, despite the fact that the part is so beautifully written. Her performance we miss the fragility that rounds out the character and allows us to sympathize. Rather than being grief-stricken, this Becca comes off as merely irritable, and one can hardly blame Howie for wanting to stay out of the house.James Noone’s set, a slide-show of rooms sliding (creakily) in and out of the frame of the house, is a bright spot of the evening, transitioning inventively from perfect...
...skirts. In a workshop led by Model United Nations students, the girls represented different countries as they grappled with how to respond to a tsunami hitting India. The delegates from Botswana, for instance, analyzed their country’s resources and volunteered to send steel and produce to the stricken area. “I was really impressed with the girls,” said Elina Tetelbaum ’07, who is a member of the Model United Nations and moderated Saturday’s mock assembly. “Their ideas were far more creative than high school...