Jay-Z❼deliveryisgenerallyunderstated,buthisbeatsareoftenoverthetop,andthiscontrastkepttheshowinteresting.For✯x27;BewareoftheBoys,✯x27;acollaborationwiththebhangrastarPanjabiMC,Jay-Zbroughtoutablondbellydancer;itdidn❽makeanygeographicalsense,butnooneseemedtomind.

    Butmanyoftheamenitiesofruralparadisearestillmissing.Ms.Monnahanbuysvirginoliveoil,perfect,softBrieandvine-ripenedtomatoesnotatacharminglocalshoporfarmstand,butatWegman’s,thegrocerychain,sevenandahalfmilesawayontheborderofEastonandNazareth.WhatEastondoeshaveissmall-townease,fairlypricedrealestate,andabusridetoManhattanthattakesanhourandahalf.

    "Weareahiddentreasure,withatalented,hard-workingstaff,andI❶tiredofbeingbashed,"saidJamesSonnenberg,principalofthe31stStreetSchool,wherestudentsconsistentlyproducehightestscoresinoneofMilwaukee❼poorestneighborhoods."Wedon❽gettohandpickourstudents,butI❵competewithanybody.Ibelieveinpubliceducation;Isendmyownchildrentopublicschools."

    Whataboutthecoffeebarsandthegraduateslivingathome?Thestoriesarerealbutusuallyinvolvepeopleintheirearly20❼Formost,thereisasecondact.Theyoungpeoplegetolder,findtheirniche,andtheirearningsrisesharply.

    NearlyseveninchesofrainfellonO’HareInternationalAirport,thelargestsingle-dayrainfallinChicagoinoveracentury.TheNationalWeatherServiceissuedflashfloodwarningsandsaidtherainwouldabatebytheafternoon.

    TheUnitedStatesattorneyforNewJersey,ChristopherJ.Christie,speakingoftheguiltypleasbyMr.CallawayandMr.SloanEl,said:“Unfortunately,thisisjustmoreofthesameofwhatweseealloverNewJersey,northandsouth.Publicofficialsselltheiroffices,liningtheirpocketsandmakingamockeryoftheirservicetothepublic.”　　EIGHTTHOUSANDDOLLARSSTOLENFROMTHEGEORGIARAILROADOFFICE--AgentlemanwhocamefromAugustayesterdaymorninginforchsusthatonWednesdaynight,betweenthehoursof11and12o❌ock,theofficeoftheGeorgiaRailroadinthatcitywasrobbedofsome,000inmoneyandchecks.ViewFullArticleinTimesmachine»　　First,somebackground,becausethisbusinessofpaybackcanmakeyoudizzy.Therehavebeenbunchesofsettlementsinthelastfewyearstogivesurvivorsapieceofwhattheylostsixdecadesago.Keepingallthearrangementsstraightisn❽easy.

    Mr.Zimmermansaidthathisdeafnessdidnotposeaproblemcreatingtheshow,givenhistwodecadesworkingwithmusicwhilehecouldstillhear,butthathedrewconfidenceandcomfortfromhavingMr.Cohenandthefestivalbyhissideashebroughthisshowtothestage.Atlastweek’srehearsal,forinstance,anactressaskedMr.Zimmermanifhewassurehewantedhertohitaparticularnoteaswrittenforonesong;Mr.Zimmermanscannedhissheetmusicandthenturnedabitashen.

    ThepromisecamefromtheRichardKingMellonFoundation,whichsaidthataslongastheGovernmentshutdowncontinuedtodeprivethemuseumofFederalfunds,thefoundationwouldprovidethemoney--upto,000aweek--tokeeptheexhibitionopenuntiltheoriginalclosingdateofFeb.11.

    ThegroupalsocalledonthePalestinianAuthoritytoestablishguidelinesallowingelectioncandidatesequalaccesstothenewsmediaduringthebriefelectioncampaign.

    Morerecently,officialshavebegunchargingthatthegroupisaninstrumentofhostileforeignpowersand,astheprogramtonightdid,thatitcausesfollowerstoloseallsenseofreality.Asacaseinpoint,oneoftheburnvictimsandhisrelativeswereshowntonightpersistingintheirassertionthatFalunGongisthekeytospiritualsalvation.

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