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...first in a campaign that Lafayette intends to run in all its U.S. stores, is the latest manifestation of a new American concern over finding children who vanish. Increasingly, local TV stations carry pictures and descriptions of missing children. Youngsters are now being photographed and fingerprinted in schools and shopping malls from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Buses, milk cartons and supermarket bags are used to display photos of missing children...
...slowly changing. As evidence, she cites such composers as Joan Tower and Elizabeth Larson and says, "In the arts, once the door is open, the door stays open." An unabashed feminist, Zwilich supports the concept of all-women concerts. "I'd love to see the necessity for them simply vanish," she says. "But the reality is they are still needed...
...year-old novel noted for its high style and erudite handling of religion and art. The book has been compared with Joyce's Ulysses and Gide's The Counterfeiters and credited with inspiring Thomas Pynchon's V. Yet as the novel's reputation grew, its author seemed to vanish. For 20 years Gaddis taught, lived on grants and wrote literature for business and industry: annual reports, speeches for executives, memorandums. In 1975 he reappeared with JR, a lengthy, knowledgeable satire about an eleven-year-old boy who becomes a corporate tycoon. JR won that year's National Book Award...
...only will these assaults ruin the TF’s section, they’re bound to ruin yours as well. Any thoughts you may have had about venturing a counterargument will vanish once you see the carnage. And while section may be more entertaining with the addition of a good fight, the entertainment comes at the cost of education. The distracted TF frequently cannot cover much material because he or she spends the majority of the allotted time playing defense. The discussion deviates onto some tangent the über-students want to dissect, and the TF never manages...
...Amazon ... [Their total ruination] would be an incalculable catastrophe for the entire planet. Moist tropical forests are distinguished by their canopies of interlocking leaves and branches that shelter creatures below from sun and wind, and by their incredible variety of animal and plant life. IF THE FORESTS VANISH, SO WILL MORE THAN 1 MILLION SPECIES?a significant part of earth's biological diversity and genetic heritage. Moreover, the burning of the Amazon could have dramatic effects on global weather patterns?for example, heightening the warming trend that may result from the greenhouse effect. 'The Amazon is a library for life...