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...several writers have placed restrictions on winning bids. Pulitzer prizewinner Michael Chabon won't use a name he finds "mischievous" or "offensive." Lemony Snicket warns that his top bidder's entry may get "mutilated." And while King is creepily demanding a physical description along with the name, if the "victim" is real, she must give her permission. --By Clayton Neuman

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Look Ma, I've Been Published | 8/21/2005 | See Source »

Unlike many of Africa's worst famines, Niger's predicament has not been caused by war or dictatorship. The poor, landlocked nation, whose population has doubled over the past quarter-century, is primarily a victim of its own geography. Situated in the Sahel, a dry, scrubby area along the southern edge of the Sahara that is vulnerable to drought, Niger endured a lack of seasonal rains last year followed by a devastating plague of locusts that destroyed most of the crops in the region. Add the food shortages in neighboring Burkina Faso, Mali and Mauritania, and the WFP says more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Niger: Behind the Headlines | 8/16/2005 | See Source »

It’s hard to pinpoint exactly how Softley turns around the terror clichés of creaking chairs and creepy old people into something that is actually shriek-worthy. Much of it may come from falling victim to the movie’s own theories. In regard to the hoodoo, we are warned that it “can’t hurt you if you don’t believe.” Eventually, writer Ehren Kruger (“The Ring”) builds up enough back story—combined with some freaky black...

Author: By Margaret M. Rossman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Key’ Fails to Lock Audience | 8/12/2005 | See Source »

...Officers investigated reports of two people in a motor vehicle asking unusual questions of an individual and chasing the victim into a building at One Western Avenue. Officers were unable to locate the questioners...

Author: By Crimson STAFF Writers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Log | 8/12/2005 | See Source »

...rationale for integration used to be simple: after World War II, the main objective was peace, a goal which the peoples of Europe understood and shared all too well. Today, peace within Europe is so self-evident that the process of integration has been a victim of its own success: with peace and economic prosperity at hand, many feel no pressing need to develop a more integrated political role. Certainly, if Europe wishes to be a political and not just an economic force, its only chance is for many nations to speak with one voice. The dream of the European...

Author: By Alexander Bevilacqua, | Title: Searching for Europe’s Lost Aspirations | 8/12/2005 | See Source »

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