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...Thimbu. And the biggest shock of all, said Namgyal Lhamu, was "the sea," which she, like the others, had only read about at home. "I thought Barcelona was going to be peaceful, like Thimbu," added a cheerful Pem Tshering. "But it's so busy!" High-rise buildings, spiceless food, subway trains -- everything was a source of wonder for them. In Barcelona the archers thought back often to the quiet field in the middle of Thimbu where they practice among the willows; now, once more in Thimbu, they are doubtless telling their friends about a place where you have...
...century ago, Barcelona, the city of seasoned oppositionists, had been all set to hold the "People's Games," to counter the Hitler Olympics of Berlin. But civil war interceded. Now, as fireworks lighted up the sky above the pulsing stadium and competitors consulted Video Tarot screens in the glittering subway stations, prospects all round seemed bright enough to bring a confident smile even to the face of a grizzled...
Delegates and media alike were met with large corporate-underwritten crates of information and goodies upon their arrival. In the patriotically decorated box was everything a visitor to New York could possibly need and much more. Included: bus and subway maps, a hardcover American Express Guide to New York, a Zagat Restaurant Survey, coupon books, a calling card with one dollar's worth of free calling, convention directories, media guides for events in the city, a CNN tote bag, and a large New York Times duffel bag. all free. Tough life, this reporting business...
...Zharikov family, with nine children ages two to 18, two dogs and a cat to feed. Strapped for cash, the family has had to accept meals and clothing from the Salvation Army. Nina Zharikov is the only wage earner, bringing home 2,000 rubles a month as a subway cleaner. The family also gets an equal sum in government child support. But "every kopeck goes for food, and there's never enough," says the 37-year-old mother. "Even though I earned less before, we could still afford to live." The Ministry of Social Protection estimates that a family...
Although Revere and Wollaston are the mostaccessible beaches by subway, a car exponentiallyincreases the number of sunspots accessible tosummer school students. Just a little more mileagegets the getaway-seeking daytripper to severalpleasant beaches...