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...There is anger at President Bush's attempts to unilaterally impose reform from afar, but it is followed by grudging acknowledgment of the problem. "We know we have to change," a businessman said in one of our meetings. "Please keep pushing...
...agony of the élites appears to be real, even if it is usually accompanied by the reflexive blaming of Israel for everything, including the recent assassination of Lebanese leader Rafiq Hariri. There is anger at President Bush's attempts to unilaterally impose reform from afar, but it is followed by grudging acknowledgment of the problem. "We know we have to change," a businessman said in one of our meetings. "Please keep pushing...
Perhaps one of the most inspiring moments of our exploration was at Fox Studios. After having lunch just a few feet away from where The Simpsons is produced (and seeing Dan Castellaneta from afar!), we met Robert Kraft, a Harvard alumnus and president of Fox Music. He spoke candidly, with brilliant insight, about his experiences in the industry over the last twenty years and openly addressed any anxiety about embarking on a similar career...
Danger from afar A tsunami triggered by an Alaskan earthquake in 1964 swept four children off a beach in Newport, Ore. It also claimed 12 lives in Northern California...
...familiar local spots. "I thought it would be great to do a toile that showed scenes of now - what people are doing in an urban environment, what they look like - but to do it as beautifully as possible," says Paul Simmons, 37, one of Timorous Beasties' designers. From afar, Glasgow Toile is a lovely wash of red on white. But step closer, and it's not so pretty. In one scene, a junkie uses drugs in a graveyard - "the moral tale being if you shoot up, you will literally end up in a graveyard," says Simmons...