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...hours sleep during the four-day jaunt, he'd found time to read all three editorials. "It was interesting," he said of his notices. "You know, I'm an old soldier, so I've got to figure out how the artillery is bracketing me. The New York Times said 'bravo,' the Washington Times said 'No,' and the Wall Street Journal kind of split the difference. So what do I do with that? I just keep going, trying to find the right answer...
...FIRST PERSON (Bravo). Filmmaker Errol Morris beautifully shot these profiles of odd obsessives (a squid hunter, an abattoir designer). In his trademark style, he had his subjects tell their stories gazing straight into the lens; their eyes were windows to the surreal...
...Baraka School in Kenya, where troubled U.S. students are sent, is a wonderful example of how a positive teaching experience can change lives [EDUCATION, Oct. 9]. Bravo for Baraka and the success of the program! I cried when I read that the young black men come home to Baltimore, Md., determined to turn their lives around. I hope more school districts--and parents--will be willing to save their children by letting them go into other worlds, places where they can strengthen their sense of self. ERV DYER Pittsburgh...
With the end of the Mendelssohn, the audience exploded in nonstop applause and shouts of "Bravo!" They were rewarded as the trio sat down once more for an encore. The last movement of the E major Haydn Piano Trio proved to be a delightful, almost giddy, piece, with quirky and crisp grace notes passing among each member of the trio. The group members were obviously having great fun throughout this encore. In jest, Pressler deliberately drew out one note, heightening the anticipation with flair, charm and beautifully clean technique. As the enthusiastic audience once again applauded the brilliant and passionate...
...vessel arrived in the Yemen harbor of Aden last Thursday. Unrest in the region and the Cole's upcoming six-month mission with the Navy's Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf, where it would enforce the international oil embargo against Iraq, had upgraded the ship's Threatcon to "bravo," the Navy's second-highest state of alert. So as the Cole steamed into Aden harbor just before noon, maneuvering close to an offshore mooring station where it would refuel, crew members were on deck, armed and at attention. But they missed the threat. Several small boats approached to assist...