| BOOK REVIEW: 'A Golden Age' tells of a mother's love tangled by war
When reading Tahmima Anam's moving debut novel, "A Golden Age," it will be helpful to keep two things close at hand: a box of tissues and the number to a really good Indian takeout. The story of a widowed mother's fight to keep her son and daughter safe during Bangladesh's war for independence functions as both a riveting tale and a lament for the atrocities the people suffered during Pakistan's invasion in 1971. But the novel is also full of beauty, with Anam celebrating the poetry and food of her homeland. A longing for samosas and biryani is guaranteed to hit a reader by the third chapter. I'd recommend eating before continuing, because the horrors that left an estimated 3 million dead and turned 10 million more into refugees is sure to roil your stomach. Between 1948 and 1971, Bangladesh was actually known as East Pakistan.
Allowing homelessness is 'dead wrong'
About time we started to look after our own for a change. Does this also mean cutting back on international aide to countries who don't seem to show any appreciation for our efforts? One reason we have homeless is because we have a ridiculous refugee policy that provides these people housing over our own homeless and those who've been on public housing lists. Time this stopped altogether. Another reason is children who just don't like mum and dads rules. These kids should be encouraged to ruturn home before recieving government assistance to leave home at such young ages. Posted by: Peter Ede of Adelaide 6:32pm January 27, 2008 Comment 101 of 149 .
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I try to be tough so when they go out and find a job, they have the skills to keep the job," she said. The bakery is open to the public from 8:30 to 11 a.m. and from noon to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Cookies are always available for walk-in customers, but for large orders or other items off the menu, orders must be made in advance. Zack Korona of River Rouge is one of the students who work in the bakery. "It's fun and I like doing what I do in here. I do everything from laying out things to dropping cookies. I have done every job and I like them all," he said. "My favorite thing to make is the cookies." The 17-year-old said he also cooks at home and would really like to have a job in the same field some day. Caf dream becomes reality Across the hall from the bakery waft the wonderful smells of lunch as students whip up homemade soups and yeast breads, as well as daily specials like chicken paprikash in the Jo Brighton caf.
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