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...find his stories, and readers who respond to them. Just after Lopez writes a column explaining that the cello is Ayers's true love, but he doesn't have one, Wright cuts to a little old lady reading the paper with her arthritic hands, a cello in the background. The next morning, we get a driver's seat view of that cello, winding its way through the newsroom in a mail cart to be deposited in front of Lopez with a note that would do Paddington Bear justice, bequeathing it to Ayers. Downey's eyebrows arch in pleased surprise...
...President Obama has been proposing some form of amnesty plan for illegal immigrants. Given your background, do you believe this is a correct plan for immigration policy...
...spawned by the conflict added an organized, criminal element to the strait. But in 2005, the two parties finally signed a peace accord and normalcy returned to Aceh, opening up less-risky job options on land. "The impetus for piracy began to change," says Alex Duperouzel, managing director of Background Asia Risk Solutions, which provides security for vessels. "You have to solve the problem on land, or you don't solve the problem." (Read how Somalia's fishermen became pirates...
...extensive background in engineering, physics, and mathematics led the store owner to work initially with technology. He was on the design team for Digital Equipment Corporation, where he worked with everything from application software and CPU to hardware. But his stint in the world of technology didn’t prove entirely satisfying for Chen, who yearned to connect with people...
...composed by Jody Diamond, featured the distinctly Indonesian sound of the gamelan. The piece began with the eerie resonance of the gamelan instruments vacillating between two notes. The Indonesian-inspired dance was divided into an opening and four subsequent parts strikingly offset by the change in colors of the background. The combination of the skillfully composed gamelan music and visually appealing dancing influenced by South Asian traditions coalesced beautifully together. Some of the dancing, however, seemed to lack the effortless flow and clear-cut motion that is required of such a piece. The much-anticipated United States premiere...