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...Fifty million Chinese children are now studying a classical instrument," says Long. "In 20 years, I believe China will be one of the biggest countries in the world for music...
...that would permit them to remain in the city, rather than being sent to collectives in the country. What's more, China's one-child policy made parents protective of the tiny families they were allowed to have and reluctant to take any chances with them. "A lot of children were made to study piano simply because it kept them home and off the streets," says Long...
...potential humanitarian disaster resulting in the starvation of thousands of refugees of the fighting may ensue if aid is not provided soon, according to a representative of the UK charity, Save the Children. According to the witness, “Women were grubbing vegetables from the surrounding countryside...
Today, Guy Fawkes Day - also known as Bonfire Night - is marked across the United Kingdom by celebrations. To foot the bill for the traditional fireworks, children roam the streets in the days leading up to the event, brandishing their effigies - known as "Guys" - and ask passers-by for a "penny for the guy." (The phrase famously serves as the second epigraph to T.S. Eliot's 1927 meditation on despair, "The Hollow Men.") Families gather for food and festivities that might seem incongruous with the event's bloody origins - although perhaps not as incongruous as lighting fireworks and bonfires to celebrate...
...taken the post in January and survived calls for his resignation over accusations he had given government contracts to his family's company while serving as Undersecretary of Energy. In a nationally broadcast speech, Calderón offered condolences to Mouriño's children: "His death is a great weight on me. But at the same time, it is a powerful motivation to go on fighting without rest, now more than ever, for the ideals we shared." Calderón did not speculate on the cause of the crash, simply saying his government would thoroughly investigate the event...