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...black and white images are of wartime in the 1940s. Nestor Burma, private detective, sticks his head out of the train window as it pulls out of the busy urban station. In the crowd of soldiers and milling civilians he spies his chunky colleague, Bob, who chases after the train, waving for Burma to get off. Suddenly, Bob clutches his chest. He shouts an address, "120, rue de la Gare," and falls, the back of his coat soaked in blood from multiple gunshots. As Burma tumbles out of the train, a beautiful girl in a trench coat stands...
...light snow fell, Summers, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Rep. Michael J. Capuano—who sits on the Housing and Urban Development Committee in Washington, D.C.—tossed small piles of sand with shiny shovels to signal the beginning of construction on the Brian J. Honan Apartment Complex...
Officials also cite safety concerns as motivation behind the new regulations: worries that street performers are actually terrorists disguised as street performers have presumably prompted some security officials to call for the banning of such urban entertainment altogether. Yet regulations as a response to terrorists fears seems completely spurious. Such threats are not documented and street musicians continue to thrive in other cities that are considered high-risk for terrorism; New York City, for example, continues to allow amplified street performers in its subways. In 1985, the New York Transit Authority started the Music Under New York (MUNY) program whereby...
...That is not to say that there isn't risk from violent crime and Moresby's notorious raskol gangs, but with an ounce of urban savvy you can go to that meeting safely, enjoy the parliament building with its graceful curves and shop at Ela Beach market. Here are some tips...
...lived in the capital for 12 years. "There is a certain crazy bravado in going home and bragging about how dangerous it is." That is not to say that there isn't risk from violent crime and Moresby's notorious raskol gangs, but with an ounce of urban savvy you can go to that meeting safely, enjoy the graceful curves of the parliament building and shop at Ela Beach market. Here are some tips: Go with the locals Melanesian culture is as gregarious as it gets, so hanging out with local peers is the best way to have...