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...diplomats came calling last week at the Muqata'a, Arafat's tattered Ramallah compound, his aides festooned the courtyard with streamers and draped posters of the grinning Palestinian leader on copper pipes left exposed by previous Israeli assaults. A motley collection of supporters--including Palestinian schoolchildren, a marching band and a dozen members of Arafat's Fatah Party on horseback--rallied outside the quarters, chanting Arafat's nom de guerre, Abu Amar. President Bush has declared Arafat a "failed" leader, the Israeli Cabinet has vowed to "remove" him, and Israel's Deputy Prime Minister has called for his assassination...
Under cover of darkness, a band of environmental activists last week went straight for the gourmet table. They raided a foie gras farm near Stockton, Calif., and "rescued" four ducks whose livers were headed for posh restaurants. The operation was not a total success; one duck died during the raid. But the effort, the fourth attack against the foie gras business in California since July, represents the latest campaign by animal-rights activists. The expensive delicacy is produced in the U.S. only in California and in New York's Hudson Valley...
...answer turned out to be simple: perseverance and heaps of cash. Within three weeks, he found a temporary stage for his band. A year later, he had rebuilt his theater for $2.5 million--$1 million more than the insurance settlement. Says saxophonist and bandmate Norman Carlson: "He's always striving to make things work...
...plays five shows of old and new music in Branson. The tourists change like the seasons, with middle-aged fans in the spring, families in the summer and seniors in motor homes in the fall. When Gilley is not there, he's on the road with his 11-member band. "The energy that made him want to play and perform and entertain still exists," says Jim Ed Norman, president of Warner Bros. Records Nashville and a producer of several Gilley albums. "It's a primal, core essence of what artists are." Gilley also owns restaurants in Houston and Branson...
...council introduced a series of smaller events that brought in hundreds of students, such as movie screenings in the Science Center and student band nights in Loker Commons...