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...never find on your own." All they ask is that you pay a small fee to offset the cost of drinks, have a positive attitude, and are prepared to have fun. Just be sure to follow the advice of Hong Kong native Shreedhar "Marmalade Head" Natarajan. "Bring water, a torch and a good sense of humor." And, never, ever wear new shoes...
...Algeria. But, perhaps ashamed of their politicians having abandoned the Saharawi to their fate - which was to wage a long guerrilla war against Morocco - the Spanish people have adopted them. In the refugee camps outside the Algerian town of Tindouf you see 4WD vehicles, solar panels, stoves, medical supplies, torch batteries ... all gifts from Spanish fund raisers. Several thousand Saharawi children spend their summer holidays with Spanish families. Each year a "caravan" of trucks travels through Spain collecting goods for the Saharawi: in my village this year we were asked to give toothbrushes, toothpaste and other toiletries. In the southern...
Passing the Torch...
...death in 1999 when the plane he was piloting crashed, Caroline is the last surviving member of the martyred president's immediate family. Public interest in her is more intense than ever, and Kennedy watchers believe she feels an increasing sense of duty to carry the family torch. "I guess I don't really think it's increased," she responds. "It's something that I feel a responsibility for. I also feel that my parents' legacy can stand on its own, without my help. But it's something I believe in and am happy to help participate in." Last year...
Radcliffe’s transformation into the Institute for Advanced Study was supposed to make official what had been the unspoken status quo since the integration of the two colleges; Harvard was responsible for male and female students. The passing of the torch, as it were, was also supposed to goad Harvard to take more responsibility for the safety, education and well being of women undergraduates. As the Dean of the Institute, Drew Gilpin Faust, said recently, “By saying I’m not dealing with final clubs, I’m not dealing with date rape...