Word: brass
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RENDITION As in "extraordinary rendition," the euphemism for the U.S. government's policy to outsource the torturing of terror suspects. Reese Witherspoon is the wife of one such unfortunate: Jake Gyllenhaal, a young CIA officer, with Meryl Streep as his brass-hard boss. It's just the sort of movie Toronto loves: important, politically relevant and studded with star power...
...Edinburgh rehearsal, it's clear that sheer persistence and patience are also at work. It has been 20 minutes and Dudamel is still not happy with his violins. In more romantic Russian pieces, the strings can act as a swaying hammock between the spikes of the percussion and the brass. But in Shostakovich, they must be part of a shrill, totalitarian attack on the senses. The energy isn't there - after a delayed charter flight from Caracas, everyone is on three hours' sleep. Worse, these are teenagers on three hours' sleep. Dudamel is conducting the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra...
...when Thaksin's team hosts its crosstown foe, Manchester United - a match that will be available on cable in Thailand. Thai soccer fans won't want to miss the game, especially given how popular United is in Southeast Asia. No points for guessing which team Bangkok's military brass will be supporting...
...yeshiva, or religious seminary, in the West Bank. "They were all loyal and responsible citizens, wracked by the decision whether to obey their superiors," says the rabbi, who urged them to act "with a clear conscience." The rabbi, himself a former soldier, lays blame on the army brass, not the refuseniks: "The army should be used to fight our enemies, not against our own society...
...when Thaksin's team hosts its crosstown foe, Manchester United - a match that will be available on cable in Thailand. Thai soccer fans won't want to miss the game, especially given how popular United is in Southeast Asia. No points for guessing which team Bangkok's military brass will be supporting...