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...Latin American prisons; it is world where children live with their mothers behind bars until they are six, where corruption is rife and where killings are commonplace. But aside from portraying the misery of prison life, the producers also aimed to forge the kind of compulsive dramas that will attract Mexican TV fans. "We certainly understand drama in Latin America and that is what makes the telenovelas so popular," said executive producer Andres Tagliavini. "We wanted to keep that dramatic flavor. But at the same time, we wanted to raise the bar in terms of acting and cinematography...
...city in recent years. Jayakumar Swamyshree runs Pranava Yogadham, where he offers courses of varying durations, but usually with up to four sessions in a day. Like many teachers and students, he is critical of Jois's brand of yoga, which many teachers in Mysore have adopted - largely to attract foreign students and their dollars. "Yoga's about liberation, emancipation, inner peace, harmony... That's the ultimate aim of yoga - kaivalya. It's not just about a perfectly sculpted body," he says. He also says Jois's fees - $700 for a month-long course, three to four times the amounts...
...ovation, which the orchestra earned during the excellent fifth movement. The orchestra’s last performance on campus will be held during Arts First weekend, when it will also face stiff competition from other formidable musical rivals. Music director Yannatos will have to find the right pieces to attract a sizable audience worthy enough for the last concert of the HRO’s 200th year...
...millions of Americans, the Internet has turned presidential politics into a fully interactive event, a chance to give money with mouse clicks and to volunteer virtually from miles away. And the Democrats have used these tools to produce historic results. In February alone Hillary Clinton was able to attract 200,000 new donors, most of them online, rescuing her campaign from the brink of bankruptcy. Obama has amassed an army of 750,000 supporters who have signed on to his website and participated in 30,000 offline events. Obama's online fund-raising eclipsed the $100 million mark...
...unmistakable. He is methodical about risk and rigorously applies that principle to the diciest of industries, airlines. That's why, for example, Virgin America does not plan to have more than 100 planes--limiting itself in the first five years to the 30 largest U.S. cities, those that attract both business and leisure travelers, particularly the young creative types who identify with the Virgin brand. Don't expect Virgin on the Pittsburgh-Indianapolis run. "They will be very sad," Branson says of the passed-by places. "That will be part of the discipline of our company. Our model will...