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...wait, it gets worse. As the computerized Armada heave into sight, Elizabeth, dolled up in Joan of Arc drag - shining armor, waving a big sword - takes it into her head to rally her troops, drawn up on the shore, impotently waiting for the naval engagement to begin. She is given a noble rallying speech to sing out - her St. Crispin's Day moment - but, putting this as gently as possible, Nicholson and Hirst are not exactly the Bard of Avon, and Kapur is not exactly Laurence Olivier when it comes to staging this emptily rhetorical, entirely fictional moment. The director...
Burma's Agony Referring to the monk-led people's rebellion in Burma, your cover stated: "...the world is watching" [Oct. 8]. Was that intended as warning or reassurance? How often has the world watched conflicts begin, unfold and end without lifting a finger? We have seen much reporting, much handwringing, many U.N. speeches, fact-finding visits and economic sanctions, but very little effective action, preventive or corrective. Darfur is only one of many places where such action is needed but very little is done. Here's hoping Burma does not become another case. But if the situation does "evolve...
...other pioneers are already there. Orascom, an Egyptian conglomerate, recently signed a $115 million deal to buy a stake in a North Korean cement company. And later this month, a British firm will begin offering subscriptions for the first ever D.P.R.K.-focused investment fund. Colin McAskill, director of the Chosun Development & Investment Fund, says it will concentrate on the mining industry. "You have to think off the wall in North Korea, because nothing conventional has ever worked there," he says...
...easier for us,” Hoff said. “That extra feeling of support might just put us over the top.” Tomorrow afternoon Harvard will step out onto Ohiri Field—hopefully with a large crowd to support it—to begin what could prove to be the biggest, most exciting game of its entire season. —Staff writer Alexandra J. Mihalek can be reached at ajmihalek@fas.harvard.edu...
...Sophie C. Currier, an MD-PhD student at Harvard Medical School, began taking the test and ensured she would receive one hour of additional break time per day on top of the 45 minutes students typically have for the entire exam. Currier cannot graduate from the Medical School or begin her scheduled residency until she passes the eight-hour licensing exam. The case has gone through seven appeals since Currier first filed suit Sept. 6 against the National Board of Medial Examiners (NBME), which sets the rules for the exam. While the court order applies only to Currier, NBME spokesman...