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...shtetl from which Jonathan's grandfather escaped, and it becomes increasingly clear that it was wiped out a half-century earlier by the Nazis. They find, at last, one survivor, Lista (Laryssa Lauret), who is also a collector but on a grander scale than Jonathan can imagine. Her aim is to keep alive the memory of the entire wiped-out village by hoarding its detritus. There is, as it turns out, one other survivor, whose identity should probably not be revealed here. Alas, the tragic dimensions of Everything Is Illuminated do not quite reach the originality and intensity...
...been to join forces with foreign firms to develop the home market. The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. has partnered with GM, and DaimlerChrysler AG is raising its stake in a venture with Beijing Automotive Industry Corp. to 50%, up from 42%. The converse is happening as Chinese makers aim for the 16.9 million-- vehicle U.S. market. The first player may be Chery, based in Wuhu City, which is partnering with Visionary Vehicles, a distributor based in New York City, to sell compacts for less than $7,000. --By Jeremy Caplan
Another hot debate in the intelligence community is whether to make a major change in the counterinsurgency strategy--to stop the aggressive sweeps through insurgent-riddled areas, like the recent offensive in Tall 'Afar, and try to concentrate troops and resources with the aim of improving security and living conditions in population centers like Baghdad. "We've taken Samarra four times, and we've lost it four times," says an intelligence officer. "We need a new strategy...
...researchers working on the initiative do not envision a single pathway to life, but rather believe that there may exist several different pathways. With their project, they aim to find at least one of those pathways...
...befitting to his motives, therefore, that he writes that the chief aim of PANAFEST is “To establish the truth about the history of Africa” instead of “To establish the truth about the history of Africa and experience of its people, using the vehicle of African arts and culture” (emphasis added). In fact, the Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival, PANAFEST, is primarily an Arts and Culture festival, according to , and as such other festivals it promotes a united spirit among its participants—in this case, “Africans...