Word: wanderings
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...occasional wayward tourist does catch sight of the sign and wander into the lecture demonstration prep shop, requesting to see “those hysterical scientific instruments,” Shaban says. It’s more than an occasional annoyance, for the staff of the department, though. “We once painted over the sign when we got tired of people asking to see the hysterical instruments,” Shaban bemoans. Apparently, though, nerds rule in the lecture demonstration department—the sign has been restored...
...Eleven, no ATMS. It doesn't have a single place to get a cash advance on MasterCard?as I discovered to my embarrassment?which resulted in a last day spent in penury hiding in my hotel. The town is refreshingly free of things to do, apart from wander around, drink coffee and beer in caf?s, and soak up the ambiance. A dust-choked side trip to the gorgeous Kuangsi waterfalls or a jaunt down the river to the Pak Ou caves, which are crammed with ancient Buddha images, make up the extent of nearby attractions...
...Square to the massive gum shopping center, one of the many self-confident edifices built during the last Rus-sian economic boom - at the beginning of the 20th century. In Soviet times a slightly furtive place, it now offers a crash course in the lifestyles of the "new Russians." Wander down the trading row nearest Red Square, past Kenzo and Boss, perhaps have lunch in Bosco (see box). Then get out fast, to one of the less fashionable areas...
...Orly's thoughts are so mild. "When I see Arabs in the mall, I feel angry that they can wander around freely without being intimidated and I can't," she says. "Sometimes I say to myself, Why aren't they suffering from terror attacks? I know there's bombardment of their towns, but there is no terror." Yoav says, "I have rage, I have anger, but I don't have any will for revenge. I don't see the benefit of it." Nor does he approve of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's attempt to beat the Palestinians into submission...
...shows us real people facing the dilemmas of conscience and the realities of politics that ring very true to those of us who have been there. (Though not even in President Clinton's White House did that many hip-looking young people wander around aimlessly in the West Wing!) Maybe our entertainment is doing what journalism often fails to do: give us positive stories about folks who try hard to get it right and who serve us a lot better than conventional wisdom would have it. If so, maybe the audience is saying we are hoping for better from both...