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Terri J Vaughn Bio (Wiki)

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Who is Terri J Vaughn?Terri J Vaughn is an American actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as high school secretary Lovita Alize Jenkins-Robinson in The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show.How many siblings does Terri J Vaughn have?The actress was born on October 16, 1969, in San Francisco, California, the U.S. She is American by nationality and belongs to the All-American ethnicity. Her Zodiac sign is Libra and her full name is Terri Juanita Vaughn. Read More...

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar and the waiting room of history

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The Blue Mosque in Istanbul at sunset. Photograph: Herbert Spichtinger/zefa/CorbisThe Blue Mosque in Istanbul at sunset. Photograph: Herbert Spichtinger/zefa/CorbisFiction in translationTanpinar’s The Time Regulation Institute is a brilliant comic novel from 1962 about life in a Turkey forced to adopt western ways. Pankaj Mishra signals the dangers of a one-size-fits-all notion of modernityOrhan Pamuk has called Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar (1901-62) the greatest Turkish novelist of the 20th century. From the evidence of The Time Regulation Institute – and Huzur (A Mind at Peace) – Tanpinar may have a strong claim to this distinction. Read More...

Ghiroli: Buck Showalters Mets tenure is over and his legacy is complicated

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Last week, with the National League East title — the Atlanta Braves’ sixth consecutive division-winning season — locked up, seasoned pitching coach Rick Kranitz laughed when talk turned to how old Braves manager Brian Snitker’s staff was. “I thought this was supposed to be a copycat league?” Kranitz said. Advertisement In a sport where playing and big-league coaching or managing experience is becoming less valued, Atlanta’s success and the group in the dugout — they have, combined, more than 200 years in the game — stands out. Read More...

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