In Yingxiu Township at the Xuankou middle and high school, a moment of silence was held amid the ruins of collapsed buildings and debris.

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There are good pickings amid the ruins.

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Still, even if Caesarstone succeeds in expanding its U.S. business, the communal way of life might not survive much longer at the kibbutz founded in 1940 amid the Roman ruins of ancient Caesarea.

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Somewhere in New Mexico, Mr Shoumatoff visits the empty ruins of a hippie commune amid the pines.

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