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...detentions had the opposite effect and on March 23, an estimated 500-700 women in black dresses, headscarves and veils demonstrated during the weekly bazaar, a market that authorities say draws some 100,000 attendees. "They pulled placards calling for independence from under their robes," recounts one Uighur teacher who wasn't at the bazaar that day but spoke to many witnesses. "Every time the police arrested one group, another protest would start in a different part of the market. In the end they had to arrest hundreds." Residents in Khotan say there have been smaller demonstrations since then, mostly...
...particular characters, often announced in italics at the beginning of the section, “Love Marriage” is centered on the story of Yalini. Yalini is the daughter of Sri Lankan immigrants to the United States, her father a doctor and her mother a school teacher. She goes to university, where she studies incessantly and makes only one friend—in fact, he makes her his friend by refusing to allow her to withdraw from him as she did from all of her other fellow classmates. While one can relate to her sensitive and perceptive mind...
...Story” during a particularly boring art history class. He was intrigued by the part of Jerry, with its challenging 20-page monologue. The play would end up launching his career—Judd Apatow was sitting in the audience. After that, Segel’s drama teacher convinced him to attend a mock audition class.“He brought me into this room and there was a woman there, and they had me read side after side of audition pages. I didn’t think much of it, but like a week later my parents...
...cubic meters in half an hour, according to Davidson. "I have seen that amount of water but I have never seen it come down at that speed," he said. Trapped in a gorge, separated for reasons unclear from the rest of the party, doomed students and their teacher were swept away. All the bodies have been recovered, the last two by helicopter just before dawn on Wednesday...
...returned by bus on Wednesday afternoon to Elim College. The school released brief profiles of the deceased students: Natasha Bray, Floyd Fernandes, Tara Gregory, Huan Hsu, Portia McPhail and Anthony Mulder. McPhail's reads, in part: "Portia was a gentle, kind, mature girl who loved playing and coaching netball." Teacher McLean is described as "an amazing teacher who loved God, life, students and sport." Natasha Bray's father said the loss of his daughter had shaken his faith, but he did not blame the OPC. "They have got a process to go through," he said. "We don't have...