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...want to take the pulse of Russia, as its oil and gas boom of the past few years comes to a sudden and wrenching stop, leave behind the garish consumerism of Moscow and drive 220 miles (354 km) southwest to the small Russian town of Lyudinovo. For the first part of the five-hour trip the road is a smooth four-lane highway that whisks you past gleaming gas stations and a brand new Samsung TV factory. Then everything slows down. The highway turns single-track and becomes progressively rougher. For the last 20 miles, you bump along the ruts...
...through corridors, and the dining halls smell like evergreen forests because of the wreaths we have put up and the trees we have decorated ourselves. Now more than ever, students are retreating into their houses and surrounding themselves with all the pleasures the holidays have to offer. Observing this sudden display of insouciance in the face of what would otherwise be a grueling week of schoolwork, I can’t help but marvel at the sense of community in Harvard houses and what it reveals about the students in them...
...stressing the necessity of immediate action to rectify the North Korean human rights situation. “Everyone tries to keep North Korea in its status quo,” he said. “They don’t want North Korea to collapse or all of a sudden pick up.” HRINK co-director Sarah Yun ’10 said after the event that Jo had helped to increase the publicity for her program, which got its official start only a year ago. “It’s definitely increased the visibility...
...prison for first-degree murder before DNA testing on blood evidence exonerated him, said that the violence prisoners experience could contribute to their eventual reentry.“Prison is the most violent place you know,” he said. “Now all of a sudden, I’m home, I’m free, but for 18 years I’ve been dealing with this madness. And you want me to do what?” ‘ABOUT THE NEXT MAN’ Despite the harrowing experiences that the three exonerated prisoners...
...that would probably result in the subsequent failures of parts suppliers that also sell to factories operated by Toyota, Honda and Nissan in the U.S. Vehicles built on American soil accounted for 63% of Japan's total U.S. sales in 2007, according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. A sudden parts shortage could force companies to shut down some of those assembly lines, generating major losses...